“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 patch 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 decisions in the cellar are unusual: contact with the must before pressing – a step most producers skip – then the must goes straight into the autoclaves, 60 days of secondary fermentation, followed by a further 180 days of ageing on its own yeasts. 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 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 lively and fresh, with pronounced minerality and an elegant residual sugar content of 6.9 g/l that 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

"A pale straw-yellow colour with silvery highlights. On the nose, aromas of crisp, fresh apple, Williams pear, lime and pale peach, as well as wisteria blossom. Very harmonious and fresh on the palate, well-balanced between sweetness and acidity, with medium complexity and a juicy finish." Falstaff

"Crisp and focused, with notes of white flowers, camomile, quince jelly, green apple, lime, crushed wild fennel and an elegant finish." Decanter