Duemilavini 2010

A family with over a thousand years of history and a winery with over four hundred. The air is dense around this winery, dense with events, history, stories, tales and experience. Both realities are deeply-rooted in Friuli, which is reflected in familiarity and fluency in local 'dialect', as we can see in these first-place cornerstones of regional wine-making. There is no Picolit 2007, but it will return to delight us with its unmistakeable inflexion next year.

COLLI ORIENTALI DEL FRIULI MALVASIA 2008
Golden straw-colour. An olfactory bouquet of kumquat and loquat, sweet flowers and rose, lavender and sea salt. Full and flavoursome on the palate with an insistent freshness, which combined with its zesty timbre, balances the overall result. Steel. Mantis shrimp and baby octopus stew.

COLLI ORIENTALI DEL FRIULI TAZZELENGHE 2005
A foxy opening gives way to mushrooms, cranberries in gelatine, plums, violet and liquorice root. A full body that combines the typical 'tension' between acids and tannins, which remains in the forefront but is well-balanced. 30 months in oak barrels. Venison with polenta.

COLLI ORIENTALI DEL FRIULI PIGNOLO 2005
An impetuous nose, to put it mildly, overwhelms with the aroma of ripe fruit and jam, chocolate- coated cherry with liqueur, cloves and nutmeg. It has the same personality on the palate, plenty of everything with an almondy finish. 30 months in oak barrels. Spiced, braised beef.

COF BIANCO RONCO BROILO 2005
A golden cloak. A deliberate encumbrance that carries its imposing structure confidently. Raw honey, peanut butter, vanilla, ripe, exotic fruit, saffron, white pepper and dried flowers combine in a compact flow. Indisputably fresh on the palate, which reigns in its high alcohol content (15.5%). A boisé finish. 30 months in oak barrels and 10 in the glass. Fondue with crostini.

COF ROSSO VIGNARICCO 2005
Still a full ruby red. A balsamic opening with mint and eucalyptus, then ripe forest fruits, black pepper, dried rose and leather. A wine with a fresh, fruity spirit on the palate, vaguely spicy, full and silky. Subdued, slightly hazy tannins. 28 months in pièce and oak barrels. Spit-roasted thrush.

COF CHARDONNAY 2008
Sparkling gold. 'Sweet' aromas of peach and ripe plum, gardenia, aromatic herbs and almond. Dry and slightly flavoursome on the palate, but with a more 'serious' bouquet. Steel. Prawn and courgette risotto.

Duemilavini 2009

This is an estate from Friuli that clearly speaks the dialect of Friuli. Malvasia Istriana, Tazzelenghe, Picolit and Ribolla Gialla are, to use a football analogy, the main players. The winery has existed for approximately half a millennium, which explains how profound its understanding is of the grapes that traditionally grow in this area and which are promoted to their best advantage.

Colli Orientali del Friuli TAZZELENGHE 2004
Type: Red Doc (Registered Designation of Origin)? Grape: 100% Tazzelenghe - Alcohol 14.5% - Bottles - 2,700 - Bright ruby red. The overall olfactory characteristics are well formed, with ripe blackberry and cherry, bitter cocoa and mint, a sweet spiciness and pencil lead. It has a rounded palate with a slight vein of tannins and a freshness that enlivens its depth. Matured 30 months in oak barrels. To accompany shank of young goat with thyme.

Colli Orientali del Friuli PICOLIT 2006
Type: Sweet white Docg ? Grape: 100% Picolit ? Alcohol 14% - Bottles: 1,900 - Gold with the first reflections of amber. Develops to recognisable peaches in syrup and dried apricots, iodine, hazelnut and thyme. It has an immediate and undemanding palate. To accompany apricot and almond tart.

RIBULA SPUMANTE BRUT - Ribolla Gialla 100%
Good perlage. A fresh breath of hawthorne and peach, bread crust and a light touch of mint. Rounded and clean. To accompany light starters.

COF SAUVIGNON 2007
Midway between straw-coloured and gold. A varied bouquet with elderberry, sage and passion fruit; a wellexpressed palate with good persistence. To accompany raw prawns.

COF MERLOT 2006
A dark "core" and a ruby; border Ripe fruit, cinnamon, chinaroot and sweet liquorice give a pleasant overall bouquet. A coherent palate with ordered tannins. To accompany polenta with fondue.

COF SCHIOPPETTINO 2006
A purple black cherry border, a bouquet of incense and violet. Reasonable, but slightly transient to the taste. To accompany meatloaf.

COF CABERNET 2006
50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon - Ruby red. A slightly unripe and grassy scent surrounds the blackcurrant and blueberry. A slightly 'hard' palate. To accompany beef stew

COF PINOT GRIGIO 2007

Duemilavini 2008

The year of its founding (1585) speaks volumes about the history and traditions of this 85-hectare vineyard located in the hills of Buttrio. The attention Alberto d'Attimis-Maniago has paid over the years to upgrading the local vines has been giving superb results. Indeed, today, Pignolo, Malvasia, Tazzelenghe and Verduzzo Friulano are the standard bearers, the vineyard's wines of excellence along with its fresh, inviting sparkling Ribolla Gialla.

Colli orientali del Friuli pignolo 2004
Type: D.o.c. red wine - Grape: Pignolo 100% - Gr. 14% vol. - Bottles: 1300 - Dark core and violet edge. A broad bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, licorice and coffee set on a sweetly spiced background. Powerful, encompassing flavor, balsamic aftertaste of eucalyptus. Aged for 30 months in casks. Stuffed duckling.

Colli Orientali del Friuli Malvasia 2006
Type: D.o.c. white wine - Grape: Malvasia Istriana 100% - Gr. 14% vol. - Bottles: 7300 - Lovely straw yellow. Pungent bouquet with a fragrant note of the salty air and herbs of the Mediterranean. Dry and pungent to the taste with a mineral aftertaste. Ripened in wood. Blue - fish.

RIBULA Spumante brut sparkling wine - Ribolla Gialla 100%
A thin, tight sparkle; teases the nose with hints of white flowers and yeast. A fresh, citrine aftertaste. Early harvest and long Charmat ripening. Canapés.

Colli Orientali del Friuli Tazzelenghe 2003
Tight, impenetrable with the bouquet of steeped black fruit, bitter cocoa, humus and graphite. An exuberant fresh flavor with the tannic strength mitigated by 30 months? ripening in wood. Jugged hare.

Colli Orientali del Friuli Verduzzo Friulano Tore delle Signore 2006
Amber yellow. An enticing bouquet with a sweetness of cooked apples, dried apricots and barley caramel. Pleasantly sweet and persistent. Dried on the vine and then ripened in steel vats. Almond torte.

Colli Orientali del Friuli Bianco Ronco Broilo 2004
Golden colour with a warm, noble bouquet of cling peaches, tropical fruits, toasted hazelnuts, honey and toffee. It is dense and so soft that it seems sweet. 30 months? ripening in oak vats. Fondue.

Colli Orientali del Friuli Tocai Friulano 2006
Light and bright. Perfect, clean bouquet of flowers and hay. Easy to drink with a lively aftertaste. Vinification in steel vats only. Cold cuts and unripened, fresh cheeses.

Colli Orientali del Friuli sauvignon 2006
Unmistakable bouquet with a rich gush of elderberry, berries and a slight hint of vanilla. Citrine aftertaste. Only 5% ripened in casks. Raw vegetables dipped in oil.

COF Cabernet 2005
Lively appearance and a bouquet of black fruit on an herbaceous, spiced background. Flavour to match the bouquet. Large casks. Wild fowl.

Duemilavini 2007

The Estate, well managed by Alberto d?Attimis-Maniago, fully confirms the trend in quality growth already pointed out in the past Guide Edition. Quality is surely something you cannot improvise and the Buttrio estate built up a valid team that is already gathering prizes and in time will be able to provide further reason for praise. A special mention goes to the 2003 Pignolo: a wine of great character placing itself in the high 4 Bunches range.

COF PIGNOLO 2003:
Impenetrable heart and purple rim. Vibrant, powerful nose with hints of violet, blackberry and marasca cherry, and a light toasting touch. Exuberant taste, enwrapping and invasive. Aged for 30 months in barriques. Best matching dish: veal escalope in blueberry sauce.

COF BIANCO RONCO BROILO 2003:
Antique gold colour. With an abundance of toasted hazelnut, candied fruit, honey nougat and peanut butter flavours. Warm sip, dense and indelible. Vinified in French oak. Ravioli in rabbit meat sauce.

COF PICOLIT 2004:
A jolly good Picolit. Amber yellow with gentle hints of baked apple, raisins and apricot tart. It is very sweet and lingers on endlessly. Dried grapes. Steel and 20% wood. To be enjoyed on its own or with miniature pastries.

COF TAZZELENGHE 2002:
Lively ruby red with purplish nail. Persistent winy and fruity scents, although softened by the stay in wood. Warm and powerful to taste, brightened up by a fresh sparkle. One year in oak. Head of veal.

COF VERDUZZO FRIULANO TORE DELLE SIGNORE 2005:
The colour of amber with intense sensations of citrus peel, candied fruit, dried flowers and almonds. Typical sweetness that fades away towards the end. ?Appassito? (dried) in fruit cellar, then steel and only 10% in wood. Struccoli.

COF SAUVIGNON 2005:
Light straw coloured with fresh aromas of white peach, lychee and grapefruit peel. In the mouth it turns into velvet brushed by an aromatic veil. 5% is matured in new barriques. Pea pastry. Ribola Spumante Brut : Fine long-lasting perlate. Fragrant with hints of acacia flowers, white fruit and bread crusts. Fresh, with traces of minerals. Early harvest. Long Charmat method. As aperitif.