Sacchetto Asolo Prosecco Superiore Brut
£10.75
The wine
Pure, unadulterated classic Prosecco. A slice of pear, a chunk of apple and a spot of peach all working together in fruity harmony, with small delicate bubbles and a wonderful long, creamy finish. Asolo is the quieter of the two Superiore zones.
Asolo Prosecco Superiore is one of the two DOCG zones that sit above the broad Prosecco DOC, covering the hills around the walled town of Asolo north of Treviso. The vineyards are steep enough to demand hand work, yields are lower and the wines are correspondingly more concentrated. A considerable step up from valley-floor Prosecco.
The producer
Sacchetto
View all Sacchetto winesFounded in 1920 and still in family hands, Cantina Sacchetto sits in the heart of the Veneto. Filiberto Sacchetto runs it today alongside his son Paolo and daughter Beatrice, overseeing every stage themselves with a mix of tradition and a willingness to try things.
The Veneto is Prosecco country, and Sacchetto work across the appellation's tiers: the broad Prosecco DOC that covers most of the region, and the smaller Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG in the hills north of Treviso, where the vineyards are steeper and hand-worked. Almost all of it is made by the Charmat method, the second fermentation taking place in pressurised tank rather than in bottle, which is what keeps Glera's delicate pear and white-flower aromatics intact.
In 2022 the estate earned Equalitas certification, the Italian standard that audits the social, environmental and economic sides of sustainability through biodiversity, carbon and water footprint and growing practice. Investment in modern vinification has given them a range of still and sparkling wines that shows what the Veneto does best at a price that rarely disappoints.
