2021 Friulano San Pietro

"Slightly aromatic, fine-herbs aromas with nutty, almost almondy finish. Good acidity, balanced by marked minerality. The hand-picked whole grapes (i.e. with no prior de-stemming) are pressed very gently (max 1.2 bar) in order toextract only the first and cleanest part of the must (mosto fiore), which is immediately pumped in a stainless steel vat where the most solid and heavy parts decant overnight. In the morning the upper part of the must is separated from the bottom (feccia grossa – har...Read More...

"Slightly aromatic, fine-herbs aromas with nutty, almost almondy finish. Good acidity, balanced by marked minerality.

The hand-picked whole grapes (i.e. with no prior de-stemming) are pressed very gently (max 1.2 bar) in order to
extract only the first and cleanest part of the must (mosto fiore), which is immediately pumped in a stainless steel vat where the most solid and heavy parts decant overnight. In the morning the upper part of the must is separated from the bottom (feccia grossa – hard lees) and racked in to another stainless steel tank, where the natural, grapes’ own yeasts start the fermentation of the sugars."

- Winemakers Notes

 

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