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Livio Felluga
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Livio FellugaPinot Grigio
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DESCRIPTION
This celebrated variety derives from a bud mutation of Pinot Noir. Pinot Grigio favours cooler climates and finds its ideal habitat on the hillsides. Livio Felluga's vinification technique gives the wine finesse and elegance while preserving the faint coppery highlights that are Pinot Grigio's hallmark. Without doubt, it is the best-known Friulian wine around the world.
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| WINE PROFILE |
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| Variety: |
Pinot Grigio |
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| Denomination: |
Colli Orientali del Friuli |
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| Designated zone: |
D.O.C. |
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| Soil type: |
Marl and sandstone flysch of Eocene origin |
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| Grape: |
Pinot Grigio |
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| Vine training system: |
Guyot |
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| Pest control: |
Low environmental impact integrated pest management |
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| Harvest period: |
First ten days of September |
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| Harvest method: |
Manual |
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| Vinification: |
The grapes are carefully destemmed and left to macerate
for a short period. Next, the fruit is soft crushed. The must
obtained is then allowed to settle. The now-clarified must
fermentes in temperatured controlled stainless steel tanks. |
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| Ageing: |
After fermentation, the wine settles on the lees in the stainless steel containers for six months.
The bottled wine is aged in temperature-controlled binning cellars for a minimum of two months. |
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| Sensory
characteristics: |
Appearance: straw yellow with golden hues
Nose: elegant, ample and complex with notes of wild rose and orange peels; hints of tropical fruit, apricot, honey, anice and white pepper
Palate: elegant, full, with good acidic balance; excellent retro-nasal aromatics; persistent aftertaste with spicy notes of peach, apricot, bergamot.
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| Serving suggestions: |
A particolarly good match for fish, seafood starters, risottos
and baked vegetables. |
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| Serving temperature: |
12 - 14 °C |
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