NV Le Colture NV Fagher Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut DOCG 750 ml

At Wine Access, our standards are so rigorous, we’ve only chosen two Proseccos for sale in the past four years. So believe us when we say the Le Colture Fagher Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut is the real deal: a Wine Enthusiast Editors’ Choice selection with a 500-year legacy, available for an incredible $20 today.

Prosecco of this quality and value is exceedingly rare. Crafted by one of the most respected families in the region, the juicy, fruit-forward character, bright acid balance, and silty mineral complexity combine to make it a world-class wine—not something we can often say about a $20 bottle.

Scenting the air with white peach, yellow apple, and lilac when poured, full of silken-textured flavors of stone fruit and ripe pear, this wine owes its rich complexity to 100% estate-grown grapes (rare for Prosecco) and mature, low-yielding vines. Vivacious and super fresh, it’s everything we want this style of wine to be, at a superb weeknight price.

Anyone visiting the steep hills of Valdobbiadene who is familiar with the economics of vineyard cultivation would have the same reaction we had: How the heck do they sell the Le Colture Fagher for this price? Sparkling wines are among the most capital-intensive wines in the world to make. When you take into account the costs of farming the kind of steep, high-altitude slopes that the Ruggeri family specializes in, you’re typically looking at a bottling that costs twice as much as this one does today.

That’s why the family’s generations of experience and policy of owning or managing all the vineyards they work with—maintaining strict control over farming practices—make such a difference. The custodians of the Le Colture winery’s ancient pedigree today are Alberto, Silvia, and Veronica Ruggeri, who took over the business from their parents. The legacy of their estate as a benchmark of sparkling excellence looms large over the tiny, vine-covered town of Santo Stefano di Valdobbiadene, situated in the heart of Prosecco amidst undulating green valleys.

The family’s ability to tap a constellation of sites throughout the surrounding region, from the Cartizze hills through to the San Pietro di Feletto plateau, is what accounts for layers of nuance in this Brut release, how it skips from fragrant floral aromatics to crushed stone minerality and grapefruit peel freshness on the palate.

Made with artisanal care to fine-tune every note the grapes have to offer, this is a value that should catch the eye of those seeking to stock up on sparkling wines for the holidays. Labor-intensive, low-yield, intensely flavored bubbly like the NV Fagher almost never comes at a bargain like this.