Adami, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Veneto, Italy) 2020

 This is a lovely, bright, clean and delicious sparkling wine at a great price.  Valdobbiadene is at the heart of the best Prosecco producing area.  This bottling is in accordance with a decades-old winemaking tradition.  Col Fondo is the local term for the methode ancestrale, a process that involves refermentation in a bottle with no disgorgement.  It has been a part of the Adami family history since the early 1900s.  Grandfather Abele, first, and then his son Adriano, bottled their sparkling wine in the spring. When the heat came in May and June it caused the wine to re-ferment in the bottle, producing what has always been called “vin col fondo."  The resulting wine was never filtered or fined, keeping the naturally occurring sediment due to the secondary fermentation in bottle.  The term “sui lieviti” means “on the lees” – a reference to the yeast cells that remain in the bottle.  The bouquet of the Adami Col Fondo is pure, clean and vibrant, with lemon, peach and green apple fruits interwoven with lovely floral and yeasty nuances.  The flavors are pure and lively, with fresh apple, lemon and lime fruits enhanced by the wine’s racy delicacy.  The finish is long and intriguing.