Trento DOC “Riserva del Fondatore” Extra Brut 2015

Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore is a blanc de blancs produced entirely from Chardonnay grapes grown on southwest-facing mountain vineyards owned by the Lunelli family at elevations of up to 600 metres around Trento. The grapes are hand-harvested and gently pressed before fermentation in stainless steel, preserving the natural freshness and acidity typical of high-altitude viticulture. The 2015 growing season was warm and dry, with favorable conditions that allowed the Chardonnay to reach full phenolic ripeness while retaining mountain freshness. Following the Metodo Classico, the wine aged on its lees in the Ferrari Trento cellars for a minimum of ten years before disgorgement, building considerable complexity. The soils are predominantly silty loam of glacial origin, trained almost entirely by Guyot, and the large diurnal temperature range between mountain days and nights contributes to the wine’s structural acidity and aromatic definition. In 2025, the 2015 vintage received the title of Best Tasting wine in the sparkling category from Guida Oro I Vini di Veronelli with a score of 96 out of 100, and also won the Oscar del Vino in the best sparkling wine category for the fourth time.