“26° Primo” Valdobbiadene Superiore Rive di Col San Martino DOCG 2025 extra brut

Az. Agr. Andreola | Veneto
Az. Agr. Andreola | Via Cavre 19 | IT 31010 Farra Di Soligo

03320325 · 0,75 l · 21,20 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Some wines are documents. The "26° Primo" is both – wine and document at the same time. The name commemorates the 26th year that Azienda Agricola Andreola was founded: 2009, when Nazzareno Pola handed over the winery to his son Stefano and the denomination simultaneously made the leap to DOCG. A wine as a baton – between generations, between an ancient winemaking tradition and its modern aspirations. The grapes come from the oldest core estate of the winery: around four hectares of steep slopes in Col San Martino, the place in the southernmost part of the chain of hills between Vidor and Vittorio Veneto, where Andreola has been rooted since its foundation. The vineyards lie at an altitude of 300 to 500 metres – partly on calcareous conglomerate soils, partly on calcareous marl, interspersed with centuries-old Glera vines and small proportions of indigenous varieties such as Bianchetta, Perera and Verdiso. The slopes are so steep that all the work has to be done by hand. Viticoltura eroica – heroic winemaking – is not a marketing term here, but a daily reality.

What characterises Col San Martino within the entire denominazione is its exceptional aromatic concentration: the combination of altitude, strong day-night temperature fluctuations and the calcareous soils produces a content of aromatic precursors in the Glera, especially monoterpenes – especially monoterpenes – which is almost twice as high as the denomination average. Peach, wisteria, white flowers, green apple – not as a product of chance, but as a statement of terroir.

The perlage is fine and persistent, the colour in the glass is light silver with green reflections. Precise and inviting on the nose: peach, wisteria, white blossom, a hint of green apple – more intense and complex than a simple Valdobbiadene, but never heavy. On the palate, it is light-footed yet surprisingly brooding, with fine acidity, creamy perlage and a long, salty-mineral finish that clearly cites the limestone soils of Col San Martino. The first Rive. And the only one that knows the beginning. SUPERIORE.DE