Blu Giovello Prosecco (Italy) - Wine Review (Dec. 2024)

For Christmas day celebrations, I opened up this delicious, crowd-pleasing Prosecco DOC from Italy that is readily available at the LCBO and currently on promotion at $2 off until the beginning of January.

Blu Giovello is a wine brand that was created many years ago and is now produced by Gruppo Martellozzo Srl, a wine producer with a long history dating back to the end of the 19th century. The name Blu Giovello comes from two things: Blu refers to its Italian origins and is represented by its blue skies and the waves of the Mediterranean Sea, while Giovello is a combination of the Italian words Giovane (young) and Bello (beautiful). Blu Giovello was created with the aim of combining the freshness of elegant and fragrant wines with the seduction of unconventional colours and shapes, ending with each bottle of Blu Giovello wine packaged in a strikingly transparent blue bottle.

The dragonfly in flight is the brand's logo and is prominently displayed on each Blu Giovello bottle of wine, while symbolizing harmony and prosperity. The creator of Blu Giovello wanted to bring all the lightness, joy, and elegance of the dragonfly together as an invitation to celebrate life and freedom from conventions. The wines of Blu Giovello are light and carefree, just like a dragonfly in flight, with the scents of Blu Giovello wines combining with any occasion for conviviality, with the blue bottles evoking the blue of the sea and the rivers that bathe the land from which the grapes come from, as well as the blue skies of Italy.

This Prosecco D.O.C. Extra Dry Spumante is crafted in the Charmat method using 100% Glera that was grown on Morainic soil at 400 metres above sea level. The vines were trained using the Guyot system. After harvesting the grapes in the first half of September, the grapes were lightly pressed and then fermented using selected yeast at a controlled temperature of 15°C – 16°C. It underwent secondary fermentation with selected yeast in a small tank for two months at a low temperature.

After last enjoying a previous bottling of this Blu Giovello Prosecco back in May 2023, let's see how this Prosecco is tasting...

Tasting Note:

BLU GIOVELLO PROSECCO - DOC, Italy (#85316) (D) - $15.95 $13.95 until Jan. 5
100% Glera. Faint aromas of lemon citrus, pear, orchard fruit, and a whiff of white floral rise out of the glass. The mid-weighted palate is off-dry and flavourful with delicious lemon citrus, pear, white floral, and white peach notes, plus touches of nectarine, leesy minerality, and spice. Acids are crisp, clean, and vibrant alongside effervescent mousse. More leesy mineral and savoury on the crisp finish, with good length. Score: 87 pts

One other Blu Giovello wine is available at the LCBO, while the entire range can be ordered through their Agent - Andrew Peller Import Agency.