Ferrari Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore 2015
£141.75
The wine
Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore is one of the world's great sparkling wines, pure Chardonnay from a single high mountain vineyard in Trentino. Aged for a decade on the lees, it is the pinnacle of the house.
Candied citrus, ripe apple, almond, honey and toast unfold with extraordinary complexity. The palate is deep and powerful yet supremely fresh, with a fine mousse and a very long, mineral finish.
A wine for the greatest occasions and finest cuisine. Serve well chilled.
The producer
Ferrari
View all Ferrari winesFerrari Trento is Italy's most celebrated sparkling-wine house, founded in 1902 by Giulio Ferrari in the Alpine region of Trentino. He dreamed of making a wine to rival the finest Champagne, and planted Chardonnay on the mountain slopes to do it. More than a century on, Ferrari is the benchmark for Italian traditional-method sparkling.
All the wines are Trentodoc, made by the classic method with long ageing on the lees. The vineyards climb the steep hillsides around Trento, where altitude and cool Alpine air preserve freshness and finesse. Chardonnay leads, with Pinot Nero for the rosés.
The range runs from the crisp Maximum cuvées to the single-vintage Perlé wines and the prestigious Riserva bottlings. At its summit sits Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore, one of the world's great sparkling wines. Each is elegant, precise and unmistakably Alpine.
Ferrari has long been the toast of Italian celebrations, poured at the finest tables and events. The wines marry depth with delicacy and a cool, mountain-fresh character. They are sparkling wine of the very first rank.
