Pizzini Il Soffio Prosecco 2019
- 94
- $28
- Drink by: 2021 - 2025
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Il Soffio loosely translates to “the breath”; the name of a cooling breeze that sweeps through the King Valley in the early days of vintage, bringing vibrance to the wines. On the nose there is an ocean breeze salinity, crisp and invigorating; nuanced with delicate star jasmine. This wine spends some time on lees in tank (the yeast left after fermentation) adding indulgent aromas of fresh brioche topped with lashings of lemon curd. The lees also contribute to a glorious texture. It’s creamy, mouth-filling and silky, balanced by tangy lime zest, grapefruit pith and white peach with crisp apple acidity. Everything you want in a Prosecco with the excitement of extra complexity.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
