Terbianc Bianco Frizzante Emilia Trebbiano IGT 2023

Wine description for Terbianc Bianco Frizzante Emilia Trebbiano IGT 2023 by Cinque Campi

Colour & Appearance

Intense yellow with a slight orange tinge, a silky matte haze and fine bubbles – a wine that shows in the glass it was not made for display.

Nose

Rich and generous: apricot nectar, orange blossom and a hint of peach and passion fruit yoghurt outline the fruit, framed by pronounced herbal notes – light tobacco, sage and grapefruit zest form its distinctive backbone. A pleasingly bitter, natural style.

Palate

Bone-dry on entry, the bitter aspects take centre stage immediately: light tobacco, hops and citrus oils lead with a bold embrace of bitterness. Pink grapefruit, bitter orange and yellow apple skins underpin the initial notes, whilst a delicate mousse and an invigorating tannin keep the wine flowing effortlessly.

Finish

Long and precise, with lingering bitter orange and a saline undertone that cleanses the palate and calls out for salty, rich fare.

Terroir & Origin

From the hills of Reggio Emilia, where the Nizzoli family has been making wine for over 200 years. The vines are rooted in a Pliocene terrace at 200 metres altitude, in soils of clay, sand and silt with a high silicate content – providing that mineral freshness which Vanni Nizzoli calls “the skeleton of the wine”.

Grape Variety & Vinification

A pure Trebbiano Modenese from organic farming. Yields are kept to just two or three kilograms per vine. After five days of skin contact, the must ferments spontaneously in open vessels, matures for six months in stainless steel and undergoes refermentation in bottle with native yeasts – bottled during the waning moon, unfiltered, with less than 10 mg/l sulphur.

Food Pairings

A wine for aperitivo and beyond: alongside Mortadella and Parmigiano Reggiano it reveals its Emilian roots, whilst with Gnocco Fritto and Prosciutto di Parma it proves that Lambrusco country can also do white. Equally reliable with grilled vegetables or pasta with herbs.

Special Notes

Limited to 1,777 bottles and 98 magnums – a frizzante that breaks the rules: as a pure white wine from Trebbiano, it falls outside the Lambrusco DOP and proudly bears the IGT designation. Bottle fermentation is carried out exclusively with chilled must from estate grapes, without added sugar or yeast – a method Vanni Nizzoli adopted from natural wine pioneer Jean-Pierre Robinot.