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Wine: Red wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Medium
Min. alcohol: 11%
Storage potential: 3 years
Although the local Pignolo grape (85-100%) had a fairly anonymous existence for several years, the red wine made from this variety, in recent years has emerged as a wine with its own stubborn, individual character. There may be added other local red grapes (0-15%).
Friuli Colli Orientali Pignolo DOC is a light ruby red wine, which turns to garnet with age. The wine has a berry and fruity scent that develops after 4-5 years.
A barrel-aged Friuli Colli Orientali Pignolo Riserva DOC is also available, with minimum 11% alcohol content and a period of aging of no less than 3 years, beginning on November 1st of the harvesting year.
The aging potential is up to 4 years or even more for the barrel-aged type.
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Did you know?
Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is the smallest of the so-called “Tre Venezie”, which includes the regions Trentino, Veneto and Friuli. The names ‘Friuli’ and ‘Giulia’ refer to Julius Caesar. ‘Friuli’ derives from the Latin ‘forum julii’, modern city Cividale, and Giulia derives from Julius (Caesar).
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