Colli Orientali del Friuli
denominazione di origine controllata

Grapes Used
100% Malvasia Istriana grapes from ancient indigenous Friuli vines.

Location of the vineyard
Hills of the Tenuta Sottomonte in the municipality of Buttrio (Udine), Colli Orientali del Friuli D.O.C. zone. Hills and foothills area, predominantly marly-clayey soil South exposure.

Training system - yield per hectare
Doppio capovolto (double bending canes).
Area: 1,96 hectares.
Average production: 6,000 kg/Ha, 4,000 litres/Ha.

Harvest period - vinification methods
Manual grape harvesting, third week in September.
White wine vinification method with a brief pre-fermentation maceration followed by slight pressing of the grapes.
Controlled temperature fermentation (at 18°C) to encourage development of the primary aromas.
The wine remains “sur lies” until bottling.

Maturation and ageing
In the bottle, stocked horizontally in the underground cellars for at least four weeks prior to labelling.

Longevity
Over three years.

Sensory characteristics
In the great family of Malvasia wine, the position held by the Istrian variety is surely the most prestigious due to its high quality production. This wine has a straw yellow colour with greenish undertones and its expansive bouquet is reminiscent of jasmine and ripe fruit. Slightly aromatic, refined and dry.

Food and wine pairings
An excellent first course wine to be served with vegetable and seafood sauced pasta and risotto dishes. A superb accompaniment to seafood, crustacean and salted fish entrées.

Service
Best when chilled (12°C).

Bottles produced
10.800 Bordeaux bottles, 750 ml.

Analitycal parameters
Actual alcohol content by volume % Vol. 14.00
Residual reduced sugars g/l 1.90
Total acidity g/l 5.50
Net dry extract g/l 20.10