In the hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, the term ‘Rive’ refers to the steepest and most suitable vineyards, capable of exalting the characteristics that the terroir confers on the wine.
Ponte Rosso is a ‘Riva’ west of the Castle of San Salvatore, where the soil is particularly rich in clay. In fact, in the past, the reddish clay here was quarried to make the roof tiles and bricks that went to build the houses for the village of the Counts of Collalto. Bricks made from the intensely-red clay were so distinctive that the name of the bridge made from them is Ponte Rosso, the red bridge. The glera grapes grown in this soil are high in minerals, the perfect fruit for producing a really dry sparkling wine, with its firm structure, a wine as minerally and essentialist as our Ponte Rosso.

The eye is first drawn to its appealing straw yellow, with subtle, green-flecked highlights, then to a vigorous cascade of pin-point bubbles that creates a creamy, vivacious mousse which seems to linger forever. The ultra-fragrant bouquet is redolent of fully-ripe Pink Lady apple and the heritage San Pietro pear over a delicately floral background. It is generous and beautifully-proportioned on entry, with an intriguing minerally edge, qualities that drive its lengthy progression laden with the same aromatic qualities encountered on the nose.

GROWING AREA

Grapes: Glera, hand-picked, grown in our estate vineyards
Location: Rive di Colfosco
Aspect: south
Soils: clay on a rock base

HARVEST

Yield per hectare: 120 quintals
Harvest period: 13th September 2025