The Bottega winery presents at Vinitaly the new line of premium Prosecco called “Prosecco Premium Vintage Collection”. This is an epochal novelty in the world of Prosecco, also because 4 different vintages of the famous sparkling wine are offered for tasting at the same time.
Vinitaly 6-9 April, Bottega stand (C7, pavilion 5).
“Prosecco Premium Vintage Collection” is a collection of bottles characterized by unique features that elevate the quality of this sparkling wine to 360°: Selection of individual vineyards in the most suitable plots among the UNESCO World Heritage Hills; Glera grapes grown in the name of sustainability and harvested only by hand when they are perfectly ripe; Pre-fermentation cryomaceration, to fully safeguard the organoleptic charge of the grapes; Aging in new “horizontal” autoclaves, the result of the most advanced technological research applied to quality winemaking; Long fermentation times (up to 12 months, where Prosecco normally reaches about 1 month), to obtain wines with different organoleptic expressions depending on the individual vintages and the different crus. Finally, stoppers made from 100% Sardinian cork were chosen and subjected to a process patented by a specialized company that can detect any off-flavors (i.e. TCA, responsible for the infamous cork taint), to preserve the wine over time. In short, top quality in the wine world and prices up to 250 euros per bottle, for wines that have nothing to envy of the various Classic Methods and French Champagnes. The Treviso winery has developed a careful comparative analysis, which showed that the production costs of Prosecco, in areas with a high vocation with hills with extreme slopes, are 3 times higher than those of Classic Methods and Champagnes, mostly characterized by an undulating or flat orography.
At the Bottega stand at Vinitaly, 5 different sparkling wines from 4 different vintages are available for tasting: Gold Vintage 2024, Gold Cru Vintage 2023, Gold Diamond Vintage 2022, Black Stardust Vintage 2021, Gold Stardust Vintage 2021. The first is vinified in Brut, the others in Extra Brut, the ideal dosage for the evolution of the complexity of the wine over time and the consequent longevity.
The latest release in the collection is Bottega Gold Stardust, which has a retail price of 250 euros . At the end of the second fermentation, the wine is left in contact with the no longer active yeasts for at least 11 months, which, thanks to the autolysis process, release substances that are important for the body, structure and aroma of the wine. The final touch involves the addition of the dosage syrup, in the preparation of which a part of the wine aged in oak barrels is used. In this way, the production process lasts a minimum of 12 months in total. The precious bottle is completely covered with 5000 hand-placed crystals, for a stardust effect.
“Prosecco Premium Vintage Collection” is distributed in a limited edition (no more than 50,000 bottles), only in the best wine shops and restaurants around the world.
Sandro Bottega comments: “With the Prosecco Vintage Premium Collection Project I set out to concretely demonstrate that Prosecco, if of quality, has nothing to envy of the best French Champagnes. The historic vintages, which we jealously guard in our cellar, offer us a broad overview of the still unexpressed potential of Prosecco.”