Perfect crowd pleasing Fizz, why not celebrate with the San Marzano, Puglia 'Liboll' Spumante Extra Dry NV! This is a fine and persistent sparkling wine with a delicate straw yellow hue and greenish reflections. Its enticing fruity aroma of white peach, elderflower, and hints of herbaceousness are perfectly balanced with a zesty finish. Also ideal as an aperitif or paired with fish starters and first courses.

About the Producer

In 1962, 19 passionate vine growers from San Marzano, whose families had farmed the land for generations, joined together to form 'Cantine San Marzano'. This cooperative quickly flourished and now boasts over 1,200 diverse and high-quality vine growers. The winery embraces modern, tech-forward vinification techniques, creating sophisticated wines that honor Apulian wine customs. The harmonious blend of time-honored practices, fervor, and modern techniques enable this winery to create wines with unique varietal and regional attributes, while embodying the area's terroir. In 2021, San Marzano was awarded the ‘Cooperative Winery of the Year Award’ by Gambero Rosso.

Vineyard and Winery

The vines are grown in the heart of the Salento region in Puglia. The vineyard is situated at 100 metres above sea level, where the vines benefit from high average daily temperatures, low rainfall, and significant diurnal temperature differences. Maritime breezes ensure the vines are well ventilated, healthy and dry. The warm weather during the ripening period, provides excellent conditions for the grapes to accumulate good sugar levels and reach optimum maturity, while the cool nights retain natural, balancing acidity and encourage expressive aromatics. The soils are mixed and calcareous, which helps to accentuate the aromatics and freshness in the grapes. The vines are Guyot trained, which enables the vines to produce the optimum yield in order to retain a good acidity level. Additionally, the grapes are harvested earlier than usual, during the beginning to middle of August, to encourage the preservation of acidity levels; good acidity levels is an essential attribute for quality sparkling wine. The fruit is hand-picked early in the morning, into small baskets to retain the integrity of the bunches and aromatics. The varieties used in this wine include predominantly Chardonnay, along with native Italian white grape varieties such as Malvasia Bianca and Fiano Minutolo, which impart the distinctive Italian flair to this fresh sparkling wine.

The grapes were very gently pressed and only the free run juice was selected for this wine. Fermentation took place with carefully selected yeasts, in stainless steel tanks at temperatures maintained around 16°C, preserving the freshness and fruity aromatics. The secondary fermentation, to produce the delicate mousse took place in autoclave, as per the Charmat method. The wine rested in the autoclave for one month, on the lees imparting texture.