2006 Trento Giulio Riserva

This is a stunning wine that shows the happy exuberance and carefully contemplated quality that you should expect of one of the best sparkling wines made in Italy—and in the world, for that matter. The 2006 Trento Metodo Classico Extra Brut Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore starts off with an elegant opening of stone fruit and soft citrus, followed by more elaborate shadings of freshly baked breakfast cornetto and Italian pastry. There is a delicate note of minerality or salinity that frames that core of beautiful fruit. This sparkling wine opens to softly persistent and silky mousse with fine and lasting beading. This Riserva ages on the lees for ten years. It's a true beauty.