Prosecco (2023)

About this wine

This sparkling white from Treviso is built mostly on Glera, with a small share of Pinot Bianco, which gives it a little extra polish and shape. The nose opens with green apple, pear, acacia blossom, and a hint of lemon peel. On the palate, it feels energetic and easygoing, with orchard fruit at the center and a gentle bead that keeps everything fresh. You get flavors of pear, golden apple, white peach, and citrus, with a soft floral lift that carries through the finish. The Marcello de Majno family has deep roots in this corner of Veneto, and that long estate history shows in a style that feels classic rather than flashy. It stands out for combining the breezy charm people want from Prosecco with a slightly more layered feel than the usual simple party bottle.

About the grape

Glera is the traditional Prosecco grape from the Veneto region, valued here for its floral and fruity backbone and grown on the Marcello del Majno estate in Fontanelle where clay rich soils and estate management across roughly 57 hectares favor balanced yields and aromatic intensity. In this bottling Glera supplies the bulk of the blend and is typically trained locally using Guyot or pergola style systems, choices that producers in Treviso use to control vigor, improve air flow and match the variety to the hilly terroir. Pinot Bianco is a mutation of the Pinot family with origins in northeastern Italy and Alsace, it is planted in small amounts in the estate vineyards to add texture and mid palate structure, and growers often place it in cooler sites or on specific parcels to preserve acidity and precise ripeness for blending.

Quick facts

• 🏰 The Villa Marcello label comes from a 17th‑century Venetian hunting lodge on the Marcello del Majno estate, so every bottle carries a bit of villa history.
• 🍏 Unlike many Proseccos made from pure Glera, the Villa Marcello millesimato blends Glera with Pinot Bianco for added texture and apple‑pear notes.
• 👩‍🌾 The Marcello del Majno estate is unusually large for a Prosecco producer—around 60 hectares—so Villa Marcello wines are truly estate‑rooted rather than sourced from scattered growers.
• 🎉 Villa Marcello’s Prosecco was officially launched at Vinitaly and its very first release sold out rapidly, turning it into a bit of a regional buzz wine when it debuted.
• 🥂 The wine spends months on the lees after primary fermentation and undergoes a relatively long secondary fermentation, giving it creamier bubbles and a longer finish than many entry‑level Proseccos.

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Producer

The Marcello family has been associated with the estate for centuries and the central villa was built by the Tiepolo family at the end of the seventeenth century. Vineyards were first consolidated on the property in the early nineteenth century and the estate maintained a tradition of viticulture through successive generations of the Marcello del Majno family. Today the property comprises roughly seventy hectares of vineyards in the Treviso area and produces Prosecco and other regional wines in modern cellars while preserving historic buildings and agricultural features. The estate offers guided visits and tastings in a seventeenth century barn and in ancient cellars that display historic carriages and farming tools as part of its rural heritage experience.