Sandro in his hill-side vineyards overlooking the valley near to Verona, Italy.
Sandro de Bruno - Italy
Located near the romantic city of Verona, Italy, in the wine area of Soave, lives the winery Sandro de Bruno. Headed by husband and wife team, Sandro and Marina, they have created and grown a winery based on sustainability and ‘respect for nature, time and traditions.’
Working with organic and sustainable farming practices, Sandro de Bruno's true passion lies in the little-known grape known as Durella. An old grape, its lineage has been traced back to the 1200s; it used to be traded for baccala or salted cod with the Norwegians. From their durella grapes, their champagne method sparkling wines aged for 36 or 60 months are well recognized and their true pride and joy.
Sandro de Bruno love to find the blend of ancient traditions, like the intense manual labor that comes with classic method sparkling wines, and new technology that allows them to craft wines in an organic and sustainable manner that honors the age-old traditions of wine in the area.
What People are Saying
Wine Enthusiast: Kerin O’Keefe rated Sandro de Bruno Durello Classic Method 36 Months at 95 points.
Wine Enthusiast: Kerin O’Keefe rated Sandro de Bruno Durello Classic Method 60 Months at 95 points.
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With a persistent perlage, a bright gold color lights up the glass as complex exotic fruits and citrus aromas burst forth. Tasting, it is a dry wine with a delicate balance of acidity and sapidity keep you sipping and enjoying until the last drop.
The volcanic soil of the Sandro de Bruno vineyards lend well to this ancient, yet up and coming grape known as Durella. With a thick skin rich in polyphenols, they expertly craft this grape in a sparkling wine using a classic Champagne method. A zero dosage, for 36 months the wine rests on the lees before dégorgement and it then rests again.
It is markedly less intense than its 60 month aged and 100 month aged counterparts, creating a great entry point to the durello grape. You can try all three of these wines for yourself in the Durello Flight Set!
Tastes Like: Limes and Green Apples
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Sustainable Winery | Volcanic Soil | Bottle Fermented | Champagne Style
Fun Facts: - “Linear and polished” is how Kerin O’Keefe in this Wine Enthusiast review describes this 95 point wine.
This Extra Brut Champagne style sparkling wine captivates the senses with complex flavors of lemons, delicate caramel, and underlying notes of apple, stone, and citrus pith.
It is a full-bodied sparkling wine, with a deep golden color and a marked minerality of flint and sapidity. The thick-skinned Durella grape thrives with long aging, and this wine’s 60-month on the lees aging delivers a fine, persistent perlage and a beautifully creamy texture on the palate.
It is markedly more intense than its 36 month aged counterpart, but less so than the 100 month aged counterpart, cutting a nice middle road between the two. You can try all three of these wines for yourself in the Durello Flight Set!
Tastes Like: Lemon cake and lemon pith
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Sustainable Winery | Volcanic Soil | Bottle Fermented | Champagne Style
Fun Facts: - As noted by Kerin O'Keefe of Wine Enthusiast for a past vintage, this wine presents a "smooth dry and delicious" profile with a bright acidity, resulting in a persistent and evolving experience with every sip.
- Crafted by the winemaker of Sandro de Bruno on high-altitude volcanic soils, near the romantic city of Verona.
This rare and evolved Extra Brut Metodo Classico (Italian for the traditional method or Champagne method) is a special sparkling wine, offering a complex and rich flavor profile that tastes of caramel, crème brûlée, and warm croissant, followed by savory yeast and a hint of burnt caramel.
This wine is crafted mainly from the indigenous Durella grape on volcanic soil, which contributes exceptional saline and flinty mineral notes. An amazing 100 months of aging (8 years) on the lees gives it an incredibly fine, persistent perlage and a pleasantly dry, fresh finish.
It is markedly the most intense of its 36 month aged and 60 month aged counterparts, creating an amazing tip-top expression of the durello grape. You can try all three of these wines for yourself in the Durello Flight Set!
Tastes Like: Creme Brulee
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Sustainable Winery | Volcanic Soil | Bottle Fermented | Champagne Style
Fun Facts: Born from volcanic soils at a dramatic 600 meters above sea level near the picturesque city of Verona.
Experience the dramatic aging potential of the indigenous durella grape with this exceptional vertical flight from Sandro de Bruno, showcasing three distinct expressions of their Traditional Method sparkling wine. Born from high-altitude volcanic soils, the wines possess an inherent salinity and flinty minerality that underpins their complex structure. All traditional or Champagne method wines, the only difference here is how long they have each been aged on the lees. From 36 months, to 60 months, and finally 100 months, you can experience the evolution of the durella grape in sparkling wine form. Each bottle is a clear and fascinating study of how long-term aging on the lees transforms classic metod wines.
Shipping is included in the Continental US for any order with this set, as well we will include for a limited time only a patented WAF Professional Sparkling Wine Stopper (a $14.99 value) for free!
Included in this box are:
Sandro de Bruno Durello Metodo Classico Monti Lessini 36 Months Zero Dosage Sparkling Wine
Sandro de Bruno Durello Metodo Classico Monti Lessini 60 Months Extra Brut Sparkling Wine
Sandro de Bruno Durello Metodo Classico Monti Lessini 100 Mesi Extra Brut Sparkling Wine
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Sandro de Bruno is located near Verona, Italy.
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