Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV bis-hidden the tannins resolved into a

the tannins resolved into a firm-yet-silken frame

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a showcase for what California Chenin can do in sparkling form

then set out to do the same thing with grapes nobody expected

Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV bis-hidden the tannins resolved into aCloudy, unfiltered, refermented in the bottle and left sitting on its lees: this is farmhouse fizz, the way northeastern Italy drank sparkling wine long before Prosecco became a global brand. Specogna is a benchmark family estate in Friuli's Colli Orientali, started in 1963 when Leonardo Specogna came home from working abroad and bought a plot in the hills of Rocca Bernarda. They farm organically and intervene as little as possible, and Pro Fondo is