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NAZARENO AND STEFANO POLA,<br />
THE FATHER AND SON AT THE<br />
HELM OF ANDREOLA<br />
enabled segments of individual villages or hamlets to be identified as not only offering<br />
a guarantee of superior quality from year to year, but also unique diversity that can be<br />
expressed through single-vineyard bottlings.<br />
After the present-day appellation was established in 2009, eligibility for the Rive designation<br />
emerged, in all respects embracing the philosophy of Andreola. The company was one<br />
of the first to believe in the classification, so much so that today it produces and bottles the<br />
largest number of sparkling wines labelled Rive in the entire appellation – these are Rive<br />
di Col San Martino, Rive di San Pietro di Feletto, Rive di Refrontolo, Rive di Soligo, Rive<br />
di Rolle. And the list could include Cartizze, the forerunner of Rive and first real Prosecco<br />
‘cru’. Despite this, the focus on enhancing these unique regional traits has not stopped,<br />
and ongoing research by winemaker Balliana Mirco has paved the way for Andreola to<br />
be eligible for two more sub-areas from the next vintage: Rive di Santo Stefano and Rive<br />
di Guia. These have been vinified separately, and the base wines are currently spending<br />
time in the cellar. To promote the clearest site expressiveness, there are no variations in<br />
vineyard management and winemaking techniques between the wines. The same care is<br />
taken in the vineyard and during harvesting and the same attention is paid to each of the<br />
wines in the winery.<br />
Andreola produces 5 “Rive” references: “26°I°” - Rive di Col San Martino, “XXIII BIO” - Rive<br />
di San Pietro di Feletto - “Ai Boschi, Col del Forno” - Rive di Refrontolo, “Mas de Fer” - Rive<br />
di Soligo and “Vigna Ochera” - Rive di Rolle, for a total of approx. 190,000 bottles.<br />
Andreola’s Valdobbiadene Docg Rive wines come from vineyards grown on steep,<br />
labour-intensive slopes, which instil litheness and softness, savouriness and creaminess<br />
on the palate, with intense, fruity aromas, elegance and freshness. The company’s target<br />
markets are the USA, UK, France, Malta, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic,<br />
Finland and Thailand.<br />
WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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