Colli Orientali del Friuli
denominazione di origine controllata

Grapes Used
100% Tocai Friuliano 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 East-West exposure.

Training system - yield per hectare
Doppio capovolto (double bending canes).
Area: 9.26 hectares.
Average production: 7,200 kg/Ha, 5,000 litres/Ha.

Harvest period - vinification methods
Manual grape harvesting, in September with selection of the best bunch of grapes. White wine vinification method, slight pressing of the grapes. Controlled temperature fermentation (at 19°C) to encourage the development and preservation of the primary aromas.

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
Straw yellow colour lightly tinged with green. Fine and delicate, with a
bouquet suggesting flowers and fruit. This wine has a long lasting, fat and persistent flavour with a characteristic almond aftertaste. The elegant, slightly bitter flavour and fine aroma, typical of Tocai, make it an excellent drinking wine. The aftertaste is long and persistent.

Food and wine pairings
Tocai is the traditional Friulian white wine, superb as an aperitif wine. It pairs well with light hors d’oeuvres, soups, and seafood and white meat dishes. An ideal accompaniment to San Daniele ham.

Service
Best when chilled (12°C).

Bottles produced
39,600 Bordeaux bottles, 750 ml.

Analitycal parameters
Actual alcohol content by volume % Vol. 13.00
Residual reduced sugars g/l 3.60
Total acidity g/l 5.30
Net dry extract g/l 19.40