Nicola Gatta, Quattrocento Extra Brut R19, NV reasonable_cellar_2022 southwest-facing slope of siliceous brown

southwest-facing slope of siliceous brown earth over weathered mica schist in the cool Kamptal

The name (“My grandfather was a lemonade seller”) is a wink at the wine’s breezy

or to elevate a variety of cocktails with its bold

and rosewater on an unusually broad

one of the oldest vineyards in the McMinnville AVA

Nicola Gatta, Quattrocento Extra Brut R19, NV reasonable_cellar_2022 southwest-facing slope of siliceous brownNicola Gatta farms biodynamically just outside Franciacorta and deliberately bottles outside the DOCG rules, because playing by the book was never the point. Quattrocento is his traditional method sparkler from high, limestone rich vineyards in Gussago, mostly Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Nero. The R19 marks a 2019 base, aged about 40 months (its '40 lune') on the lees with no added sulfites, finished Extra Brut. What you get is a mineral, chalky