“Cuvée del Fondatore Graziano Merotto” Prosecco Spumante di Valdobbiadene Superiore Rive di Col San Martino DOCG 2025 brut

Casa Vinicola Merotto | Veneto
Casa Vinicola Merotto s.n.c. | Via Scandolera 21 | IT 31010 Col San Martino

03330325 · 0,75 l · 29,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

In 1973, Graziano Merotto purchased plot 86 in the Rive di Col San Martino – —an overgrown stretch of hillside still covered in woodland. He cleared it himself, planted Glera and began to shape the vineyard that would one day become his most important. Over fifty years later, this wine bears his name. The Cuvée del Fondatore is made exclusively from that historic plot – 230 metres above sea level, south-facing, clay and sand, with vines over 40 years old. Graziano Merotto’s decision in the cellar is unusual: maceration before pressing – a step that most producers skip – then the must goes straight into the autoclave, 60 days of secondary fermentation, followed by a further 180 days of ageing on its own lees. Almost nine months from must to bottle – a comparatively very long time for a Prosecco Superiore. 33,000 bottles, 670 magnums, 10 jeroboams.

A pale straw-yellow colour with green highlights and a silky effervescence of a finesse rarely seen. The bouquet is fresh and mineral – white fruit, citrus blossom, a hint of chalk – precise and imbued with a stillness that speaks of concentration. On the palate, it is agile and fresh, with pronounced minerality and an elegant residual sugar content of 6.9 g/l, which is barely perceptible – and a long, lively finish. A Prosecco that perfectly embodies the story of its maker and rightly bears his name. SUPERIORE.DE

"Clean and focussed with layers of white flower, chamomile, quince jelly, green apple, lime, crushed wild fennel and elegant finish." Decanter