Tasting note
This wine from Friuli, close to the Slovenian boarder, is an excellent region for quality Pinot Grigio. Striking and luminous, the wine has intense colour, complex armoas with notes of white peach, pear, wet stone. The palate is structured and with the same flavours coming through, a fresh, tangy acidity, and a persistent finish.
Viticulture
The vineyard comprises of alluvial soil with an underlying gravelly layer covered by reddish clay rich in ferrous oxide. Training system is Bilateral Guyot with a density planting of 4600 vines per hectare and a yield per hectare of 100 quintals/hect.
Vinification
Fermentation takes place without skin contact at a temperature of 14-16°C, malolactic fermentation is not carried out. Ageing in steel for 4 months on the fine lees.
Food Match
Ideal with seafood salads, fish dishes and risotto.