One of Italy’s rising stars, Giusti Wine, now has a range of labels from across the Veneto, taking in Bordeaux varieties, hybrids and relic grapes – and we taste the highlights. Established in 2000 at Nervesa della Battaglia with just two hectares of land, Giusti Wine now has over 70 hectares under vine sitting within a 100 hectare estate. Owner Ermenegildo Giusti, originally from the province of Treviso, emigrated to Canada as a young boy, but his links to his motherland remained strong. Returning to Italy, he invested in the wine industry, first focusing on the Glera grape for Prosecco production, as well as other indigenous grape varieties that were in danger of extinction, including Recantina. More recently, he has also trialled hybrid grapes to reduce the reliance on fungicides, and the results with Sauvignon Nepis are particularly exciting. Producing extra brut, brut and extra dry versions of its Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG, Giusti also makes Augusto DOC Montello, a red wine made with Recantina grape, and Antonio Rosso del Veneto IGT, where the indigenous grape is used in a Bordeaux-style blend. Its flagship wine, Umberto I Rosso del Veneto IGT, is aged in barrels for 24 to 36 months. More recently, the company launched its Giusti Rosé Spumante Brut, a blend of Pinot Nero, Chardonnay and Recantina. While Giusti’s wine production is focused on the DOCG Asolo Prosecco and DOC Montello – Colli Asolani, it also has vineyards in the western Veneto in the Valpolicella Classica and Val d’Illasi
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