ANALYTICAL DATA
Alcohol (% vol):	13,50
Residual sugar:	dry
Vintage:	2008

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Livio Felluga

Pinot Grigio

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Livio Felluga

Pinot Grigio

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.

Awards:
"Wine Spectator": 91 points
"Wine Spectator": among "Top 100" wines in the world

WINE PROFILE
Variety:	Pinot Grigio

Denomination:	Colli Orientali del Friuli

Designated zone:	D.O.C.

Soil type:	Marl and sandstone flysch of Eocene origin

Grape:	Pinot Grigio

Vine training system:	Guyot

Pest control:	Low environmental impact integrated pest management

Harvest period:	First ten days of September

Harvest method:	Manual

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.

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.

Sensory characteristics:	Appearance: straw yellow with light copper hues Nose: very elegant, ample and complex with notes of jasmine, violet and magnolia flower; notes of apricot, pear, gardenia rose, cantaloupe, nashi pear, acacia honey; hints of bread crust and stone. Palate: elegant first impact, tense, with good balance; excellent retro-nasal aromatics; pleasant mineral note at the end.

Serving suggestions:	A particolarly good match for fish, seafood starters, risottos and baked vegetables.

Serving temperature:	12 - 14 °C