Bottega makes this in the Veneto, from Glera grown on the plains and hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. Prosecco DOC is a sparkling wine made by the tank method, the second fermentation happening in a pressurised tank rather than in the bottle, which keeps the fruit forward and the bubbles fine.
- Glera, the grape of Prosecco, and nothing else.
- Prosecco DOC, the wider appellation across the Veneto.
- Brut, so the dosage stays low and the wine finishes dry.
- 2023, a generous year in northern Italy.
- 11% alcohol, light in body, high in acidity.
How it is made
The tank method, known here as the Martinotti or Charmat method, traps the carbon dioxide from a second fermentation inside a sealed tank. The wine never sees wood and never spends time on its lees in bottle, so what reaches the glass is the grape itself. Glera is a thin-skinned, high-acid variety, and the appellation insists on it alone.
How it tastes
Straw yellow with gold reflexes. Green apple and white peach lead, with acacia and a touch of wisteria behind them, then a faint brioche note from the time on the lees. The bubbles are fine and persistent, the acidity high, the finish dry and clean.
Good to know
Prosecco takes its name from the village of Prosecco near Trieste, not from the wine itself. The grape was called Prosecco too until 2009, when it was renamed Glera to protect the place name, a rare case of a region renaming its own grape to keep a denomination clean.
