Ferrari Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Trento DOC

Trentino DOC, Italy

Italy's most prestigious sparkling wine — produced only in exceptional vintages from a single 2-hectare Chardonnay vineyard at 700m altitude, aged 10+ years on its lees. The Giulio Ferrari Riserva achieves Champagne Grand Cru complexity: deep gold with aromas of hazelnut, brioche, lemon oil, beeswax, and chalk mineral. The palate is majestic — full and creamy with exhilarating fine acidity and a finish that evolves for minutes. Italy's most cellared sparkling wine.

Pairing intelligence

• amuse: Italy's greatest sparkling wine meets its luxury food equal — the extended lees ageing provides the richness and mineral depth to match caviar's saline, oceanic intensity
• main: The Ferrari Giulio's hazelnut and brioche complexity can support the richness of lobster thermidor; a prestige pairing that demonstrates Trentino sparkling wine's Grand Cru ambitions