Pinot Grigio DOC

Livio Felluga

Pronunciation
PEA-no GREE-joe
Year
2009
Type
White
Winery
Livio Felluga
Region
Friuli
Oenologist
felluga

Overview

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.

Wine Notes

Grape Variety
Pinot Grigio
Vinification
Manually harvested grapes are macerated on skins, soft pressed with temp controlled vinification in s steel tanks.
Aging
After fermentation, the wine settles on the lees in the tanks and is then bottled.
Alcohol
13.5%
| Appearance
Straw yellow with golden hues
| Aroma
Elegant, ample and complex with notes of wild rose and acacia flowers; hints of tropical fruit, peach, apricot, liquorice, anise and white pepper
| Taste
Elegant, full, with good acidic balance; excellent retro-nasal aromatics; persistent aftertaste with spicy notes of peach, apricot, bergamot.
| Serving Suggestions
A particularly good match for fish, seafood starters, risotto and baked vegetables.

Pinot Grigio DOC

Suggested Retail:
$36.00
CSPC#:
709104
Available Sizes:
750ml
Bottles Per Case:
6

Reviews

Wine Spectator - August 2008 - James Suckling - 90 points

Rich and fruity, with pineapple, papaya and a hint of licorice. Full-bodied, with loads of fruit and a lively acidity. Goes on for a long time on the palate. Intensely fruity. Drink now