Sommariva, Conegliano – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) Glera 2017

 Sommariva’s American importer, Kermit Lynch, doesn’t bring this wine in to the USA at the moment, so prepare yourself for a search that could prove frustrating–though wonderfully rewarding if successful.  I’m just guessing at the price, and if I’m off, I’m probably off on the high side… though the wine is certainly worth $25 or more.  It seems amazingly fresh and clean for a Prosecco with 14 grams per liter of residual sugar, showing lots of fruit but very little overtly sugary flavor.  The finish is very long and exceptionally symmetrical, with stone fruit and baked apple flavors tailing off in perfect sync with fresh acidity.  Especially impressive is the fact that the wine actually improves as it warms in the glass, which is often true of Bruts but less frequently so with Extra Dry Proseccos.  Bloody good wine.  Kermit, come on, man!