Friulano Collio Formentini 2023

Friulano Collio Formentini is a white wine that is appreciated for its hints of dried fruit and flowers, typical qualities of the Friulano grape variety. Although it is one of the autochthonous varieties par excellence of the eastern side of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and is widespread in the Collio Goriziano area, where the Formentini winery operates, Friulano is a difficult grape to cultivate due to its particularly thin and delicate skin. This characteristic can favour splitting of the berries and thus the development of mould or other diseases, a factor that often leads producers to decide to harvest the grapes slightly early.

Forentini Friulano Collio is a pure expression of Friulano from vineyards located in the areas of Plessiva and San Floriano del Collio, planted on the characteristic "ponca", a type of terrain formed by an alternation of marl and sandstone. Harvesting is done by hand and the grapes are then vinified using the white wine method through soft pressing and alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, with part of the grapes undergoing 24 hours of skin maceration and subsequent fermentation in large wooden barrels. Maturation takes place in large 30-hectolitre oak vats, containers in which the wine rests for several months until final bottling.

Collio Friulano from the Formentini cellar has a straw-yellow hue with lively greenish reflections. The aromatic profile expresses fruity and floral hints of white peach, pear, citrus and chamomile, together with hints of fresh almond and honey. Soft, full and harmonious on the palate, well supported by the pleasant fresh-savoury component that anticipates the final sensations of white-fleshed fruit and almond.