Straw-yellow with greenish reflections, attractive bouquet, refined and delicate with a typical almond flavour whose intensity depends on the year. Round bodied.
Friulano DOC FCO
The Tocai Friulano vine, still legally existing, shows its best semi-aromatic and almond-like characteristics as it comes from vineyards, 50% of which are over sixty years old.
| Classification | D.O.C. Friuli Colli Orientali |
|---|---|
| Grapes | 100% Tocai Friulano |
| POSITION AND VINEYARDS | Marlyn hilly soil: vineyard situated on the higher part of the hills facing West and South, trained with the double arched cane system, 4000 vines per hectare, mainly mature. |
| HARVEST | By hand, towards min September; 60-65 quintals per hectare. |
| VINIFICATION | Whole grapes gently pressed; the must is decanted at low temperature and left to ferment at controlled temperature in steel tanks, then it remains for around 8 months on the yeast residues. |
| Alcohol content | 14 – 14,5% |
| ACIDITY | 5,5 – 6 g/l |
This wine can accompany the whole meal, including white meats.
