Pignolo Friuli Colli Orientali DOC


WINERY TORRE ROSAZZA
REGION Friuli

Friuli native vine, its origins are documented to be dating back to the 1300. Its cultivation was abandoned in favor of less stingy and inconsistent international vines. Starting from the recovery of a few shoots from the Rosazzo Abbey vineyards, the Colli Orientali del Friuli have been eventually repopulated with this noble vine, capable of producing wines of great character and typicity.


VARIETAL

Pignolo

AGING

At least 24 months in Allier oak barriques

VINEYARDS

Friuli Colli Orientali (Manzano Hills)


Vinification

The grapes, harvested by hand with on plant selection, re de-stemmed and placed in temperature-controlled stainless steel fermenters where musts and skins remain in contact for about 8/10 days. This stage is followed by complete malolactic fermentation and then a 24 motnhs long aging in Allier oak barriques. It starts as IGT in 2007, it becomes DOC in 2018.

ALTITUDE 200-250 meters above sea level

TYPE OF PLANTING Sustainable Farming

SOIL Clayey marl, sandstone

TYPE OF CULTIVATION Guyot

ALCOHOL CONTENT 14.5%

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