Vigneto Giardino was the first vineyard Adami purchased, over 100 years ago. In 1933, it became the first single vineyard Prosecco ever made. Rive, as in Rive di Colbertaldo, means a hillside in Italian. As a category, Prosecco bearing a Rive name indicate a higher level of quality due to a specific, named and awarded growing site. Adami’s 2022 Vigneto Giardino could be one of the best Proseccos you’ll ever taste. Curiously, Adami, one of the region’s greatest producers, seemingly wants to de-emphasize that it’s a Prosecco. All that appears on the front label is Valdobbiadene DOCG, relegating the Prosecco Superiore to the back label. Who can blame them. This is not your ordinary Prosecco. Weighing in at a modest 11 percent stated alcohol, this graceful beauty dances on the palate while simultaneously exciting the taste buds. This is an impeccably balanced, dry (asciutto on the label means dry) bubbly that will redefine the Prosecco category. Twenty-seven bucks may be expensive for a Prosecco, but a bargain for the quality and enjoyment in the bottle.
95 Michael Apstein – Feb 12, 2025