CONEGLIANO VALDOBBIADENE PROSECCO SUPERIORE DOCG MILLESIMATO DRY — LE DOLCIRIVE

Le Dolcirive — the Sweet Banks — is the Millesimato Dry of the Costaruél estate: the vintage Prosecco Superiore DOCG that stands apart from the non-vintage Brut and Extra Dry expressions by its commitment to a single harvest year. Millesimato wines carry the specific taste and aromas of the vintage year's harvest — the particular character that the specific weather conditions, the specific phenological development of the Glera grape, and the specific mineral contributions of that year's soil expression combine to produce.

The Millesimato designation is strictly a vintage wine — the estate's emphasis on this distinction reflects the genuine quality difference that vintage dating represents in the Prosecco Superiore category. The character of a Millesimato changes from year to year, and the Le Dolcirive expression captures what each specific vintage of the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene hills delivers in its most honest and most temporally specific form.

The Dry style — a slightly higher residual sugar than the Extra Dry — gives Le Dolcirive a particular balance that suits the vintage character: the light sweetness provides a counterpoint to the vintage's specific acidity structure, while the aromatic character of the Glera grape from this specific year speaks most clearly. The name Le Dolcirive — Sweet Banks — references the gentle banks of the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene hillside landscape, suggesting both the geographical specificity of the wine's origin and the gentle, welcoming character of its style.

The Gocce di Perle attention to bottle and label design — the Drops of Pearls concept — applies to the Le Dolcirive with particular appropriateness: a vintage wine deserves the presentation that honours the specific year it records and the specific character it preserves.

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