Garbèl, which in ancient local dialect means adry, crisp, pleasantly tart wine, is produced from the hilly vineyards in the Colli Trevigiani area. The ample nose releases crisp-edged, complexfruit notes, and the palate is full-flavored with a crisp acidity. A wonderfully versatile sparkler, Garbèl's 13 grams of residual sugar place it between the Brut and Extra Dry styles, making it perfect for wine bars as well as celebrations.
Winemaker Notes
Garbél is the Adami family’s entry-level Prosecco. With nearly a century of experience in the historical heart of the Prosecco production area, the Valdobbiadene DOCG, Adami began working in the extended Prosecco denomination, Treviso DOC, in order to produce an affordable everyday sparkling wine. In 2004 they began production of the Garbél Prosecco Treviso DOC. Garbél, when referring to wine, translates in the ancient local dialect to mean dry, crisp, and pleasantly tart.
Professional Ratings
90
VinousThe NV Brut Prosecco Garbel mixes savory and sweet with a bouquet of crushed rocks and dusty dried flowers complementing hints of green melon. This is silky in feel without a hard edge in sight, as juicy acidity enlivens its candied citrus fruits. The Garbel takes on a tropical flair through the finale, mixing hints of kiwi with vivid young mango. The final takeaway is how remarkably fresh and clean it leaves the palate. This is a total pleasure to taste.
88
James SucklingRipe and textural from being left on fine lees for six months. Stone fruit, acacia and mint, with pistachios and phenolics to mark the finish. A serious DOC, if that is not an oxymoron. Drink now.
88
Wine & SpiritsBEST BUY!Garbèl offers flavors of Meyer lemon and white peach in a fine, creamy mousse. It finishes dry and crisp, ready to accompany a wide range of dishes. A versatile by-the-glass choice.
About the Producer
In 1933, the quality of Abele Adami's sparkling wine was so well known that he was invited to represent the entire Prosecco region at a national showcase of Italian wines in Siena. For the occasion, Adami took the highly unusual step of bottling a single-vineyard wine - the first commercial example of a vineyard-specific Prosecco - producing the first vintage of the Adami "Vigneto Giardino" Valdobbiadene Prosecco. The Adami winery has continued to specialize in Prosecco production since that time. Abele's son Adriano began acquiring additional vineyards to increase the winery's production volume and broaden its scope. As a result, Adami today owns land or has well-established relationships with growers in most of the prized areas of the original Prosecco zone, which in 2009 was elevated to DOCG. In addition to the Giardino vineyard in the hamlet (or rive ) of Colbertaldo, Adami now also bottles a single-vineyard Prosecco from Col Credas in the rive (communal cru) of Farra di Soligo and from the famous Cartizze subzone. The winery also produces three blended Proseccos from the DOCG area and one (Garbèl) from the wider Prosecco Treviso DOC. In all, Adami works with around 34 different vineyards, each with its own character. In the vineyards, they practice sustainable viticulture, combining conventional and organic methods, including integrated pest management and low-impact anti-fungal treatments. In the winery, Adami goes the extra mile to deliver vibrant, elegant Proseccos. To maintain maximum freshness, the wines undergo their second, sparkle-inducing fermentation in small batches rather than all at once, soon after harvest. More than 100 individual batches throughout the course of a year. All bottles note the Pressa di Spuma , the month, and the year of the second fermentation on the label. The 1980s saw the arrival of the third generation, Adriano's sons Armando and Franco, both winemakers. Today, the fourth generation, Fabrizio, Claudio, and Cristina, are actively contributing, and working both in the vineyards and in the winery. Adami now produces more than 60,000 cases of sparkling wine from 125 acres of vineyards, a quarter of which are owned, and the rest farmed by small growers with time-honored links to the winery and a shared commitment to quality.
