Annuario dei migliori vini italiani

Note from the producer
Tazzelenghe is an autochthonous vine typical of the Buttrio area. It used to be one of a myriad of old varieties now almost entirely disappeared. A wine making culture more keen now than in the past to make the most of different vine characteristics has made possible to recover it and change its image of excessively hard wine, now persisting in the name only, a combination of the dialect words “tazze” (to cut) and “lenghe” (tongue).
Our dedication and commitment allowed us to obtain a red wine designed to be aged, according to the vine natural vocation.
Alberto d’Attimis-Maniago

TAZZELENGHE 2002
Sensations: superior denseness and concentration, it is quite rare to find this variety presenting itself with so much smoothness and integrity. With a purplishblackish colour, it contributes from the moment it is first smelled some well balanced notes, gently bound to the roundness and balsamic character of oak. Spices are never overdone, always balanced in referring to a ripe, firm fruit flesh. Excellent, neat transformation, lively residual oxidation fragrance: cassis turgor turning into intensity today, and durability becoming an ever round and fleshy tomorrow.

Wine card: Tasting date: 23-06-06 – Wine type: Red – Price: C – First production year: 1994 – Average yearly bottle production: 2,200 – Grapes: Tazzelenghe – Vineyard(s) name and surface area: Tazzelenghe 0.3 hectares – Vineyard(s) location: Buttrio – Exposure and altitude: south-east, 170 m a.s.l. – Soil type: marly-clayey – Training system and vine density: cappuccina 3,750 plants per hectare – Vines average age: 25 years - Grape yield and per plant (calculated): 7 tons 1.87 kg – Harvest time: beginning of October – Fermentation tanks material: concrete – Temperature: 25 °C – Temperature control: yes – Control system: fridge unit and plate exchanger – Duration: 15 days – Malolactic fermentation: yes, total – Stay in wood: yes – Wood type: average toasted French oak – Capacity: 2.25 hl – Age: 2/3 years – Length of stay: 12/18 months – Product stabilization: cold temperature and 1 micron filtration.

Excellent denseness for Conte d’Attimis Maniago Whites. These are wines that, once developed with further integrity and fullness, will peak with their very high extract to absolute quality. 2003 Ronco Broilo: a pigment free red with an impressive glycerol content. A viscosity that powerfully abounds in the sweet wines, especially the 2004 Picolit. Well appreciated suppleness and fragrance for the Spumante Brut Ribula. Exceptionally vigorous power in the balsamic Pignolo 2003 and Tazzelenghe 2002: a smooth and minty champion well deserving a place in the Best Wines Yearbook. Congratulations.