2005 Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Brut Trentodoc

James Suckling has compared Guilio Riserva to a vintage Krug champagne: "Wonderful depth and richness. Like a vintage Krug." And you understand that when you taste this prestige cuvée, which is made only in the best vintages from strictly selected hand-harvested Chardonnay grapes from the Maso Pianizza vineyard. After an extreme 10 years of bottle ageing on the lees, the result is a wine with an aroma of rarely seen intensity. Ripe apples, apricots and citrus blend harmoniously with hints of honey, white chocolate, spices and toast. The flavour is incredibly elegant and complexly nuanced with fruit and hints of acacia blossom, honey, hay and vanilla. Velvety fullness and remarkable length.