Mongarda, ‘Col Fondo’ Glera Colli Trevigiani 2022

• producer: Mongarda
• region: Veneto
• country: ITA
• grape variety: glera, verdiso, bianchetta trevigiana 

Mongarda began in 1978 with winemaker Bruno Tormena who learned the art of vine cultivation from his grandfather. The vineyard is now owned by his son, Martino, who has run the estate since 2011. Martino holds a degree in enology- the study of wine and winemaking. Today, Mongarda has 3 hectares of woods and 10 hectares of vines, spread between the villages of Col San Martino, Farra di Soligo, Miane, and Valdobbiadene. This is the heart of the Valdobbiadene-Conegliano Prosecco Superiore zone, and Mongarda’s vineyards are on extreme slopes with old vines and poor, rocky soils, a situation which forces them to be worked manually. The main varietal is, of course, Glera, the grape used to make Prosecco,  but the Tormena family has also kept the local heirlooms of Perera, Verdiso, Bianchetta, and Boschera, which are interspersed through the parcels and co-harvested and co-fermented with the Glera.

Notes of under-ripe pear, lemon zest, apple skin and salted butter with a strong undercurrent of minerality. This prosecco is also a col fondo prosecco. Col fondo translates to “with the bottom,” meaning that the sediment that occurs as a byproduct of secondary fermentation (which occurs in the bottle) is left in the final product. This makes the wine slightly cloudy and can often make for a slightly funky and complex wine.