Appellation: Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Grapes: 100% Verduzzo Friulano
Production Area: Colli Orientali (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Harvest: Last 10 days in September
Type of Soil: Ponca: soils formed by layered and crumbling marl and sandstone of Eocene origin.
Vine training: Double Arched cane
Plat density: 3,500 vines/ha
Grape drying (appassimento): After a slight drying on the vine, the grapes continue to partially dry in plastic crates until the end of October.
Winemaking: After soft pressing of the grapes, the must ferments for 2-3 days in steel and in French oak barriques for a further 4 months
Maturing and Ageing: 6-8 months in French oak barriques; further ageing in the bottle.
Ageing potential: 10 years
Alcohol: 13.0% vol*
(* Depending on the year, the analytical values may vary slightly)
TASTING NOTES: A traditional wine with just the right sweetness, it is fresh and fragrant with notes of dried apricot, acacia honey and sage.
DOMINANT NOTES: Dried apricot, Acacia honey, Sage
PAIRINGS: Typical, traditional Friulian cakes and pastries such as Gubana and Strucchi from Cividale.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12°C
TECHNICAL DATA:
5.1 g/l acidity
120 g/l residual sugar
28 g/l dry extract
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SKU: 12740_2019
£16.76Price
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