Sorelle Bronca “Particella 181”
VALDOBIADDENE PROSECCO SUPERIORE, ITALY | 2021
“Don’t ruin it for the rest of us.”
If I was a small grower producer in the region of Valdobbiadene in Northeast, Italy, that is the slogan that I’d put on a billboard.
Let’s face it, when people think of Prosecco, they think cheap, simple sparkling without a lot of flavor. That is because a lot of Glera, which is the varietal used for Prosecco, is farmed poorly, on flat land, with machines that pick the grapes. Industrial process, industrial product, often times with residual sugar to hide its poor quality.
Luckily for us, there are growers, such as Sorelle Bronca, that eschew the industrial process, work with hillside vineyards, farm sustainably, and try and produce good quality Prosecco that can be drunk proudly as a glass on its own.
The Sorelle firm was founded by Antonella and Ersiliana in the mid-eighties, inspired from their father Livio who had been involved in the wine business for over 30 years. Their father succeeded in transmitting them a great love that later became a genuine passion for the vineyards and for good quality wine. These are the two muses which fuel their inspiration in this wine growing and producing activity settled in Colbertaldo, a small farming center right in the heart of the Prosecco DOC area of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.
Such is the dedication to quality, that the family has taken to making several different cuvée from different Particella, or vineyards. Particella 181 is from the area called Rive di Rue. The vine age here average 35 years, and the soil, an iron rich marl which has a reddish color.
Like all Prosecco this is made in the Martinotti method. Unlike all Prosecco, the quality of fruit really stands out. Beautiful notes of nectarine, white flowers, herbs and mineral can be found on the nose and palate. The finish is long, clean, and absolutely delicious.
Luckily for us, there are great producers of Prosecco like Sorelle Bronca that help us forget about all that other industrial plonk! Saluti!