Full Review

Candoni

Candoni
2021 Sparkling Rosé, Prosecco DOC

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Rose Prosecco

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 11% RS: .05%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$14
Best Buy

Candoni
2021 Sparkling Rosé, Prosecco DOC

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Rose Prosecco

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 11% RS: .05%
Steely orange color. Aromas and flavors of sulfur, strawberry, dried rose petal, and pear and blood orange with a satiny, crisp, finely carbonated, dryish medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish with suggestions of strawberry sweet tart, pickled pear, grilled mushrooms, and cheese rind. Red berries and orchard fruit linger, so there are pleasant characteristics here, but the bubbles will be gone by the time the sulfurous tones get out of the way.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: sulfur, strawberry, dried rose petal, and pear and blood orange
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of strawberry sweet tart, pickled pear, grilled mushrooms, and cheese rind
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Red berries and orchard fruit linger, so there are pleasant characteristics here, but the bubbles will be gone by the time the sulfurous tones get out of the way.

The Producer

Candoni Wines

The Producer
Piazza Martiri della Liberta 8
Calamandrana,
Italy

Rose Prosecco

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Prosecco is one of Italy's most beloved sparkling wines and now wine lovers the world over can fall in love with its newest recognized category: Rose Prosecco. Made primarily from the Glera grape (formerly known as Prosecco), it is generally made in two styles, frizzante (lightly sparkling) or as a traditional sparkling wine.

Most versions of Prosecco are made according to the Charmat (or Martinotti) method; unlike the classic method of Champagne, where the secondary fermentation takes place in a bottle, fermentation for Prosecco occurs in a steel tank. This is done as Prosecco is a lighter-styled sparkling wine and winemakers want to preserve as much freshness as possible. (Recently, a few producers have produced Prosecco via the classic method, but this is the exception.)

The most famous examples of Prosecco are from the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene area of the Veneto region, but the wine is also produced in other parts of Veneto and even in the neighboring region of Friuli. As the name has not been protected, Prosecco is also used as the name for inexpensive sparking wines made in such countries as Brazil, Argentina, Romania and Australia.

As Rose Prosecco is generally priced in the low to mid-teens and has a reputation as a fun, easy-drinking sparkler, it has enjoyed tremendous sales success in the US and many countries. Consume these upon release; while a few examples can age, there is no reason not to enjoy Rose Prosecco as fresh as possible. Drink on its own or with lighter meals (seafood, white meats, risotto) or with fresh fruit.