SC FRI
FRIULANO 2007 APPELATION: Collio DOC GRAPES: 100% Tocai Friulano FIRST PRODUCTION: 1968 PRODUCTION NOTES SOIL: Mostly marly soils of oceanic origin TRAINING: Guyot and double overturned HARVEST TIME: Third decade of August and first one of September YIELD PER HECTAR: 65 Hl/Hectare FERMENTATION: 10-12 days all in steel tanks FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: 18° C REFINEMENT: Stainless steel FINING IN BOTTLES: A minimum of 3 months PRODUCTION IN BOTTLES: 52,000 TASTING NOTES COLOUR: Appearing of lemon-yellow, with greenish reflexes AROMA: Delicate and refreshing, pleasant and with typical aromas of almonds, meadow flowers with hints of pears and red apples PALATE: Dry, yet aromatic expressing a medium to full body with a significant aromatic background. Almonds and pears appears in the final, these ones mostly when aged SERVING TEMPERATURE 14-15° C FOOD MATCHINGS: Excellent as an aperitif, is well combined with San Daniele ham, eggs and asparagus dishes. Regional cuisine is good pairing; ages extremely well. CURRENT HARVEST DESCRIPTION: The vintage 2007 was characterized by a precocious spring with alternate periods of sunny and rain, permitting an homogeneous development of the plant. The temperatures and the summer precipitations, in the seasonal average, with good thermal excursions between day and night have favoured the accumulation of aromatic substances. The harvest period was really in advance respect to the average but, despite of that, the wines have been maintained a good freshness and a remarkable quantity of perfumes, typical of cooler vintages.Category | White Wines |
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Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Brand | Schiopetto Mario |