ETNA DOC
METODO CLASSICO
Millesimato
100% NERELLO MASCALESE
DISCOVER THE VOLCANO’S ENERGY
IN THE BLANC DE NOIR’S EXUBERANCE
For a hundred and fifty years, the Nerello Mascalese has been the soul of the Gangemi family.
We persist in studying it to enhance excellent sparkling wines, experimenting with increasingly longer aging and delicate dosages.
Forty-eight months of aging on lees give gastronomic bubbles with an enchanting mousse.
Well-balanced, with zesty acidity and minerality.
Have fun experimenting by pairing it with shellfish, sauced pastas, and the most savoury fish dishes.
IN THE VINEYARD
TERRAIN
Vineyards on the northern slope of Etna, in the Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo areas, on sandy soils of volcanic origin, with wide temperature variations from day to night.
TRAINING SYSTEM
HARVEST
VINE AGE
yield PER HECTARE
IN THE WINERY
Vinification: gentle whole-bunch pressing, for vinification as a white wine. The first fermentation takes place at low temperatures. The second fermentation is in the bottle, in accordance with the Champenoise method (Metodo Classico), in the spring following harvest.
Ageing: after the second fermentation, the wine remains on its lees for at least 48 months in our underground ageing cellars, a unique and fascinating place you can see when you visit the winery.
TASTING NOTES
Bollenere Extra Brut has a bright straw-yellow colour and fine, persistent mousse. Tasting it is like being on the volcano, surrounded by intense scents of white flowers and a delicious bready aroma that anticipates the softness and creamy mousse.
COLOUR
Bright straw-yellow with fine, persistent mousse.
NOSE
Plain, with intense scents of white flowers and a delicious bready aroma.
STRUCTURE
48 months of ageing on the lees give gastronomic bubbles, with a creamy, soft and enchanting mousse, which together with zesty acidity and mineraly make Bollenere Extra Brut harmonius and well-balanced.
IN ITALY AND WORLD-WIDE
AWARDS
Nothing great in this world has been achieved without passion (G.W.F. Hegel)
Here are the awards this label has won, the results of a profession we have been passionate about for five generations.
92 punti | James Suckling
Medaglia d’ORO | Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2023
3,5/4 viti | Guida Vitae AIS
| Med. ROSSO | The Wine Hunter Award MERANO 2020 |
| PREMIO DOUJAD’OR | DOUJA D’OR Concorso Nazionale Asti 2017 |
AT TABLE
FOOD PAIRING
A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine (Anthelme Brillat-Savarin)
Bollenere Extra Brut is excellent with all food, but especially with shellfish, saused pastas and the most savoury fish dishes.
Serving temperature 6-8°C.