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Umberto Menini
A Virgin Wines exclusive Prosecco DOC from consultant winemaker Umberto Menini. Glera at 11.5%, led by pear and citrus fruit on a crisp, lively palate. Brut means under 12 g/l of sugar: a £14.99 aperitif built to drink young.
Il Colmo means 'the pinnacle', and Virgin Wines' datasheet backs the name with specifics: Veneto-grown Glera at 11.5%, pear and citrus fruit, and a crisp brut palate finished at under 12 g/l of sugar.
Pear leads, the 'super crisp orchard fruit' Virgin Wines' datasheet promises, with green apple and a squeeze of lemon behind it. Tank-method Glera keeps the aromatics primary: light white-blossom florality in the Prosecco DOC mould rather than any yeasty, bready autolysis.
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White peachCrisp is the operative word. Glera's fresh acidity (the DOC requires at least 5 g/l) carries pear and citrus fruit on a light 11.5% frame, and the brut dosage, under 12 g/l of sugar, lands it noticeably drier than the Extra Dry style much UK supermarket Prosecco follows; Virgin's own note calls the palate 'crisp and crunchy'.
Clean and moderately short, closing on citrus zest and green orchard fruit rather than sweetness; the Martinotti tank method's minimum 30-day second fermentation keeps the mousse lively to the end.
An aperitif Prosecco by design: winemaker Umberto Menini says he made Il Colmo 'to suit all kinds of occasions, from casual to formal', and Virgin Wines customers broadly agree at 4.4/5 across 2,304 ratings. Drink it young and well chilled; at £14.99 it is the premium pick of Virgin's Menini-made range.
Il Colmo is sold as a Virgin Wines exclusive, listed at £14.99. That sits £1 to £3 above Virgin's other Umberto Menini fizz (Prodezza Brut £13.99, Senti Extra Dry £12.99), a premium its 2025 IWSC and Decanter bronze medals help justify.
Il Colmo scores as what it is: a £14.99 NV Prosecco DOC that leads on aperitif duty, beginner friendliness and everyday drinking, and concedes the cellar entirely.
A textbook first Prosecco: brut Glera with pear and citrus fruit, low 11.5% alcohol and a 4.4/5 average across 2,304 Virgin Wines drinker ratings.
At £14.99 with light 11.5% alcohol and aperitif styling, Il Colmo is a weeknight and brunch pour; only the price against £9 supermarket Prosecco holds the score back.
Bubbles plus Glera's fresh acidity cut fried, salty and creamy dishes, though a light 11.5% brut stops short of red-meat mains.
£14.99 buys Virgin Wines' premium Menini fizz, above stablemates Prodezza (£13.99) and Senti (£12.99) and the £8 to £12 UK norm for Prosecco DOC NV; 2025 IWSC and Decanter bronzes temper the premium.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Prosecco denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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There is no vintage to chart: Il Colmo is a non-vintage blend and Virgin Wines states it drinks at its best within one year of purchase. Treat 2026 to 2027 as the window and serve it cold and young.
Non-vintage blend. Virgin Wines advises Il Colmo is at its best within one year of purchase: buy fresh stock, serve well chilled, and finish bottles by 2027 rather than holding them.
Non-vintage blend. Virgin Wines advises Il Colmo is at its best within one year of purchase: buy fresh stock, serve well chilled, and finish bottles by 2027 rather than holding them.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
A Prosecco labelled without a narrower zone is Prosecco DOC by law, a nine-province appellation spanning Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. The disciplinare permits yields up to 18 tonnes per hectare; spumante must reach 11% alcohol with at least 5 g/l of acidity, and brut means under 12 g/l of sugar.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Prosecco is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Prosecco falls within Veneto , covering Belluno · Gorizia · Padua · Pordenone · Treviso · Trieste · Udine · Venice · Vicenza. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.
Duty is banded by strength, so 11.5% ABV keeps Il Colmo below what a 14.5% red pays, but duty plus 20% VAT still accounts for roughly £5 of the £14.99 price.
Il Colmo is a retailer exclusive made by consultant Umberto Menini rather than an estate bottling, so no single-estate land or cellar-door costs are built into the price.
The disciplinare allows up to 18 tonnes per hectare across a nine-province zone, among the most generous ceilings in Italian DOC wine, keeping grape cost per bottle low.
Prosecco DOC spumante needs only a 30-day minimum second fermentation in autoclave tanks, so Il Colmo carries none of the years of ageing cost behind traditional-method sparkling.
As a Virgin Wines exclusive with IWSC and Decanter bronzes from 2025, Il Colmo is priced £1 to £3 above Virgin's other Menini wines, Prodezza (£13.99) and Senti (£12.99).
Dishes that complement this wine
Virgin Wines pitches Il Colmo as an aperitif above all, and its structure agrees: fresh Glera acidity, a light 11.5% frame and brut dryness. That combination cuts fried food, salt and creamy cheese rather than fighting them.
Carbonation and Glera's fresh acidity scrub fried-batter fat from the palate, and the brut dosage (under 12 g/l of sugar) keeps every sip refreshing. Virgin Wines sells Il Colmo as an aperitif, and fried starters are exactly that territory.
Try with: Arancini · Gnocco fritto · Prawn Tempura · More pairings →
Salt makes brut Prosecco taste rounder and fruitier, while Il Colmo's lemon-citrus notes work like a squeeze of lemon over shellfish. A light 11.5% frame will not bully delicate seafood.
Try with: Oysters · Salt and pepper squid · Potted Shrimp · More pairings →
Glera's acidity (Prosecco DOC requires at least 5 g/l) stands up to tomato's tang instead of turning flat, and the bubbles lift creamy mozzarella. A Caprese salad is the cleanest test.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Bruschetta · Frittata di maccheroni · More pairings →
Il Colmo's primary pear and citrus aromatics bridge to raw fish without oak or autolysis in the way, a match the Prosecco DOC consorzio itself promotes with Japanese cuisine. Keep the wasabi light.
Try with: Nigiri Sushi · Ceviche · Salmon
Chilli heat magnifies the prickle of carbonation and strips Il Colmo's delicate pear fruit, and a brut dosage leaves no sugar to cushion it. Slow-braised red meat similarly flattens a light 11.5% sparkler.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Kerala prawn curry · Sichuan mapo tofu · Braised beef · Pairing guide →
A tank-method NV Prosecco keeps its charm through freshness, not age. With Virgin Wines advising it is at its best within one year of purchase, buy Il Colmo a bottle or two at a time and drink them young.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A non-vintage, tank-method Prosecco that Virgin Wines says is at its best within one year of purchase; there is nothing to gain from holding it.
£14.99 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighA style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIl Colmo is a Virgin Wines exclusive made by Umberto Menini, a consultant winemaker with a 40-year career who lectures on organic production and works with producers across the Veneto and Puglia. The bottling cellar is not named, which is normal for retailer-exclusive Prosecco; the label credits Menini as winemaker.
Yes. Prosecco is a protected denomination, so any wine sold as Prosecco without a narrower zone on the label is Prosecco DOC. The appellation covers nine provinces across Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia; Il Colmo declares Veneto fruit and the DOC's signature grape, Glera.
Brut means under 12 g/l of residual sugar on the Prosecco DOC ladder, one step drier than the Extra Dry (12 to 17 g/l) style much supermarket Prosecco follows. Expect pear and citrus freshness rather than sweetness, at 11.5% alcohol.
No. It is a non-vintage, tank-method Prosecco and Virgin Wines states it is at its best within one year of purchase. Buy it for the 2026 to 2027 window, keep it cool, and serve it well chilled as an aperitif.
Il colmo is Italian for 'the pinnacle'. Winemaker Umberto Menini says he made Il Colmo 'to suit all kinds of occasions, from casual to formal', and Virgin Wines leans on the name in its pitch: a smart-looking Prosecco with typically fresh, bright Glera character.
Two bronze medals in 2025: one from the IWSC and one from Decanter. Virgin Wines customers rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 2,304 ratings, with more than half awarding five stars.
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