Ferrari Riserva Lunelli Metodo Classico 2009
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Intense and varied aromas; its immediate, intense sensations are reminiscent of ripe yellow fruits, papaya, gingerbread, ground coffee and almond brittle. With oxygenation in the glass, notes of crème brûlée and a faint hint of aromatic herbs emerge. On entry in the mouth, it is full-flavored and rounded, well-structured and extremely harmonious. The notable finish offers toasty and fruity tones that prolong the aftertaste in truly remarkable fashion.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A pure expression of Chardonnay, the Ferrari 2009 Trento Metodo Classico Riserva Lunelli Extra Brut is a creamy and texturally rich expression with generous layers of orchard fruit, apricot, honey, toasted almond and baked pear. In appearance, the wine displays a bright golden color with the slightest amber hue. The age of this elegant sparkler contributes to the generosity and important complexity of this beautiful and elegant wine.
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James Suckling
Aromas of lemon pie and cooked apples follow through to a full body with a round and caressing texture of fine bubbles. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
A toasty note of grilled nut on the nose underscores flavors of baked white peach and white cherry fruit on the palate of this fresh and balanced sparkler. A racy streak of salinity imparts a savory, mouthwatering quality, as does the well-knit, sleek acidity, ending with a spiced finish.
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Aromas of toasted hazelnut, coffee and bread crust mingle together on this. The aromas carry over to the mature, linear palate where they join ripe yellow apple and a hint of citrus rind. An elegant perlage lends finesse, while fresh acidity lifts the close.
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Mastering the art of Italian living is not difficult. Simply pop open a bottle of Ferrari, Italy’s most iconic sparkling wine, and you will find luxury, glamour, and undeniable quality in every sip.
Giulio Ferrari, a Trentino native, started his venerable sparkling wine house in 1902, after studying winemaking in France. Convinced that his native region’s terroir was ideal for growing Chardonnay, he produced three of his now best-known cuvées – Ferrari Brut, Perlé and Giulio Ferrari – as blanc de blancs. This innovative approach quickly paid off. Ferrari wines consistently receive some of Italy’s top accolades, including being awarded Tre Bicchieri 22 years in a row.
With its mountain viticulture (the Dolomites), Trentino is an area well-suited to the production of sparkling wines of great elegance and complexity. Large diurnal temperature range and high altitudes ensures high acidity and freshness in the grapes. With 300 acres of vineyards, Ferrari represents the largest estate in the Trentino region.
In 1952, Giulio Ferrari, having no children of his own, chose friend and local merchant Bruno Lunelli as successor for his beloved business. Today, the third generation of the Lunelli family is at the helm. Bruno Lunelli’s passion and entrepreneurial talent passed on to his sons, Franco, Gino and Mauro, who established Ferrari as the market leader in Italy and the nation’s celebratory wine par excellence. Production is in the hands of a capable team of eight winemakers and four agronomists, led by chief winemaker Marcello Lunelli. The pursuit of excellence in all areas of Ferrari production and management is an enduring family legacy with several cousins involved from the new generation: Marcello’s cousin, Matteo Lunelli, is the Chairman of Ferrari F.lli Lunelli SpA, Camilla Lunelli heads up global communications, and Alessandro Lunelli, an engineer by training, is responsible for planning and technical oversight. This generation leads the company with the aim of combining innovation and tradition, promoting Ferrari around the world as ambassadors of the Italian Art of Living.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
The southern part of Italy’s northeastern Alpine region, Trentino, produces quality wines from international varieties. But its most exceptional native variety, Teroldego, with plantings concentrated around the sandy, gravelly, limestone soils of its Campo Rotaliano district, makes a deep purple-hued red wine with scents and flavors of wild blackberry, herbs, espresso and cocoa.