“Wine, like air, is matter, colour, light, satisfaction on the senses, madness and reason, patient research and endless passion.”
Ermenegildo Giusti
Rosalia Rosè
Prosecco DOC Millesimato Extra Dry
Veneto, Italy
Asolo, Extra Dry
Prosecco Superiore, DOCG Extra Dry
Veneto, Italy
HISTORY
With a nobility title going back to 1600, in 2004 Ermenegildo Giusti, Noble of Conegliano, revived an old family tradition and restored from the ashes of time his cultural heritage. Although his father Augusto Giusti, born in Venissieux France, produced and had a living passion for wine, Ermenegildo Giusti started his journey later in life. This journey started with the purchase of two-hectare property where Giusti Wine was to be established.
The Italian company Giusti Wine was in fact developed from the original Dal Col vineyard owned by his wife’s family, which dated back to 1945. Although just a small estate with a few hectares of land it was highly renowned for its traditional, quality production of Prosecco, Bianchetta and Veriso wine.
In Italy, the company’s full name is Societa Agricola Giusti-Dal Col srl. Giusti Wine developed very rapidly. From the first vineyard planted in 2002, today it includes an area of approximative 75 hectares producing white and red wines.
ASOLO PROSECCO SUPERIORE
DOCG Brut
A sparkling wine that is the epitome of this land. This full-bodied, structured wine is made from Glera grapes from the Asolo hills, where the mineral soil gives the wines unique and unmistakable emotions.
Colour: Pale straw yellow with greenish glints.
Bouquet: Intense, fruity, with hints of green apple and lemon; prevailing floral notes of wisteria and acacia.
Flavour: Good acid note, fresh flavour, good structure, pleasantly harmonious on the palate.
Food pairings: Excellent both as an aperitif and throughout the meal; always suitable for important occasions.
AWARDS
2018 Glass of bubbly – Silver medal
2018 Mundus Vini – Silver medal
2017 CWSA – Gold medal
2017 Decanter DWWA – Silver medal
2016 IWSC – Silver medal
2015 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Silver medal
2014 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Gold medal
ROSALIA
Prosecco Treviso DOC Extra Brut
Intense, fruity, with hints of golden apple and lemon; prevailing floral notes of wisteria and acacia. Taste: Fresh, well structured, pleasant and harmonious on the palate.
Colour: Pale straw yellow with greenish glints.
Bouquet: Intense, fruity, with hints of Golden apple and lemon; prevailing floral notes of wisteria and acacia.
Flavour: Fresh, well structured, pleasant and harmonious on the palate.
Food pairings: Excellent both as an aperitif and throughout the meal; always suitable for important occasions.
AWARDS
2018 The Asian Chardonnay Master Drink Business – Silver medal
2018 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Silver medal
2018 Glass of bubbly – Gold medal
2018 Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards – Gold medal
2017 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Gold medal
2017 Venetia Ais – 3 Rosoni
2016 CSWA – Gold medal
2016 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Gold medal
2014 The Prosecco Master Drink Business – Gold medal
LONGHERI
Pinot Grigio DOC Delle Venezie
Pinot Grigio made with the best grapes coming from vineyards located in the Veneto region, in the Montello and the Asolo hills area in the municipality Nervesa della Battaglia and more specifically from the vineyard called Longheri, which is part of the “Rolando” estate.
Colour: Straw yellow with bright reflections.
Bouquet: Intense, fruity with notes of pear and banana.
Flavour: Fresh with good structure, persistently flavoursome on the palate.
Food pairings: Excellent with low-fat starters, soups, risottos made with greens and fish dishes.
AWARDS
2018 Gambero Rosso – 2 Bicchieri (2017)
2017 Gambero Rosso – 2 Bicchieri (2016)
2016 Venetia Ais – 3 Rosoni (2015)
2015 Gambero Rosso – 2 Bicchieri (2014)
NEWS ARTICLE
as featured on
The Drinks Business
24th April 2019 by Patrick Schmitt
After a blistering Easter weekend in the UK, we can’t wait for hot summer days filled with cool, refreshing wines. What better way to celebrate the start of good weather than with a crisp Italian fizz?
Back in 2014, at our inaugural Prosecco Masters, mixed among the bigger brands of the region was a sample that shone.
A touch drier than most of its rivals, this was a Brut style of Prosecco, but with plenty of mouth-filling ripe fruit. The brand was Giusti – and the person behind it was Ermenegildo Giusti, a man who had made his fortune in the construction business in Canada, but whose home was the region of Prosecco. Having planted the first vineyard in Prosecco in 2002, Giusti is a relatively new player in this part of Italy, but one with ambition, and with a particular aim to promote the Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
Indeed, the Proseccos of Giusti have consistently performed to a high level in our Prosecco Masters, whatever the cuvée. However, it was the Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut that caught our attention, with its pure, ripe peach and pear fruit, a testament to the quality of grapes grown on the hills of Montello, which lie within this DOCG – a smaller area than the better-known DOCG of Valdobbiadene Conegliano, but one worth seeking out.
Source: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/04/wine-of-the-week-prosecco-superiore-asolo-docg-brut/