Italy Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Collezione Metodo Classico Coffret 2001 Magnum (150cl)
The 2001 Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Collezione Metodo Classico is an Italian white sparkling wine crafted by Giulio Ferrari, presented here as a Chianti from Tuscany. This cuvée is 100% Chardonnay. James Suckling awards it 97/100 and describes an intense, highly complex, and concentrated wine, whose creamy texture stretches into a particularly persistent finish. Already flavorful, it still has cellaring potential.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Gift Box
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling White
- Pays
- Italie
- Région
- Toscane
- Appellation
- Chianti
- Producteur / Domaine
- Giulio Ferrari
- Cuvée
- Riserva del Fondatore
- Millésime
- 2001
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Giulio Ferrari
Giulio Ferrari is the iconic cuvée of Ferrari Trento, a family-owned Trentino estate founded in 1902 and owned by the Lunelli family since 1952. Made from 100% Chardonnay using the traditional method, the Riserva del Fondatore historically originates from the Maso Pianizza vineyard and benefits from very long aging on the lees. Its first vintage, 1972, was only released to the market in 1980.
- Owner
- Famille Lunelli, via Lunelli S.p.A., actionnaire unique de Ferrari F.lli Lunelli S.p.A.
- Maître de chais
- Cyril Brun
- Surface (ha)
- 132.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Giulio Ferrari founded his estate in Trento in 1902, after discovering the traditional method in France and recognizing the potential of Trentino's high-altitude terroirs for Chardonnay. Having no direct heir, he chose Bruno Lunelli to succeed him: Bruno acquired the company in 1952, when it was producing around 9,000 bottles per year. The Lunelli family then expanded Ferrari Trento while maintaining a production exclusively dedicated to traditional-method sparkling wines from Trentino. The Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore cuvée was born from an initiative by Mauro Lunelli, the family oenologist: he secretly set aside 5,000 bottles of the 1972 vintage, crafted exclusively with Chardonnay from Maso Pianizza, and aged them for eight years in the cellar. Presented to his brothers Gino and Franco in 1980, this cuvée was then dedicated to the founder. The Collezione version extends this principle with aging periods exceeding eighteen years. Matteo Lunelli became president and CEO of Ferrari Trento in 2011. In 2023, Cyril Brun succeeded Ruben Larentis, who retired after thirty-seven years, as the estate's cellar master and technical director.
Riserva del Fondatore
A vintage Trentodoc crafted exclusively from carefully selected mountain Chardonnay and produced only in the best years. Its very long aging on the lees, generally of at least ten years, aims to combine complexity, freshness, elegance, and aging potential.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée is named after Giulio Ferrari, the founder of the house, to whom the Lunelli family dedicated it.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1972
- Style of the cuvée
- A classic method Chardonnay with a broad, complex, and elegant profile, characterized by very fine bubbles, persistent freshness, and evolved nuances resulting from the long stay on the lees.
- Position within the range
- Iconic label and prestige head of the cuvée within the Riserve line of Ferrari Trento.
Histoire de la cuvée
In 1972, Mauro Lunelli set aside 5,000 bottles from the grapes of the Maso Pianizza vineyard to exceptionally extend their maturation. They were unveiled in 1980 as the first Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore, a label dedicated to the founder of the house.
