Founded in 1986, Bellenda produce Proseccos which are pure and fine, speaking of their slopes in the Veneto. They're fantacial in their approach to quality, the grapes are organically farmed, yields are kept low and unlike the huge Charmat tanks you'll find in towering production facilities across the region, Bellenda bottle ferment their Proseccos.

Everything they do here is done so with a push towards making high quality wines that express their sites and the results speak for themselves. The 2017 Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene Brut Sei Uno takes some time to blow off its intense display of stone dust and smoky minerals.

Beneath, I 'm finding notes of crushed yellow apple, ginger and dried flowers. It gains considerable richness in the glass, showing soft, pliant textures under a wash of delicate bubbles with a balanced inner sweetness, while coming across as decidedly floral in character. This turns salty and savory toward the close with a hint of lemon confit. The Sei Uno hails from the Rive di Carpesica cru and is produced through using a secondary fermentation in bottle. It 's a beautifully pure and satisfying expression.

ERIC GUIDO,vinous.com

STYLE Dry &Racy

REGION Veneto, ITALY

VARIETY Glera

ABV 11.5%

Glera. Italian Sparkling Prosecco