Bisol Cartizze Dry

Prosecco DOC / DOCG, Italy

Bisol's Cartizze — from the 107-hectare single Grand Cru hill within Valdobbiadene, where the steepest slopes and south-facing exposure concentrate the Glera grape to exceptional intensity. The 'Dry' designation (17-32 g/L RS) is traditional for Cartizze: delicate sweetness, fine persistent mousse, and intense white peach, apple blossom, and mineral character. The pinnacle of the Prosecco appellation.

Pairings

• dessert: The flavour mirror between Cartizze's white peach-honey and the tart's peach-almond-amaretto is unusually precise; a prestige dessert for a prestige wine
• starter: Bisol Cartizze's ripe apple and dry finish pairs with the delicate sea bass carpaccio; a Veneto luxury pairing
• aperitif: Cartizze's ripe apple and dry character bridges the prosciutto and polenta; a Venetian aperitivo pairing
• main: Cartizze's gentle sweetness (25 g/L RS) mirrors the natural sweetness of crab while the mineral finish creates tension; butter resonates with the wine's creamy texture
• starter: White peach in the dish mirrors the wine's dominant fruit; the prosciutto's salt contrasts the Dry sweetness; burrata's cream resonates with the wine's texture
• dessert: Apple blossom in Cartizze and the baked apple of tarte tatin create a flavour mirror; the Dry designation's sweetness is calibrated precisely for the caramel's richness
• aperitif: Cartizze's prestige demands prestige food: smoked salmon and caviar's brine-salt-cream character is lifted by the fine mousse and mineral finish; honey sweetness contrasts the salt