Terra Alte

Livio Felluga

Pronunciation
tara- all teh
Year
2009
Type
White
Winery
Livio Felluga
Region
Friuli
Oenologist
Filippo Felluga and Stefano Chioccioli (consultant)

Overview

Created in 1981, Terre Alte is considered one of Italy's most prestigious white wines. The balanced blend of Tocai Friulano, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon grapes, estate-grown at Rosazzo in the historic Terre Alte vineyards, yelds a superbly elegant wine with a profusion of intense fruit and flower aromas. A wine of outstanding structure, Terre Alte acquires a wonderfully complex bouquet of tertiary aromas with bottle ageing.

Wine Notes

Grape Variety
Tocai Friulano - Pinot Bianco - Sauvignon
Vinification
Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon mature in SS for 10 months. Tocai Fruilano fermented and aged in oak for 9 months
Aging
Bottle wines aged for 9 months
Alcohol
14%
| Appearance
Intense straw yellow with golden hues
| Aroma
Elegant, complex, intense, with intriguing notes of white fruit, yellow, exotic and tropical fruit with spicy note
| Taste
Full bodied, lush, vibrant, with great acidic balance; sweet aftertaste, long and lingering with notes of floral, tropical fruit and spices
| Serving Suggestions
Especially made for fish dishes, excellent with vegetable risotto, white meat and cheese.

Terra Alte

Suggested Retail:
$80.00
CSPC#:
720261
Available Sizes:
750ml
Bottles Per Case:
6

Reviews

Wine Spectator - August 2008 - James Suckling - 92 points

This sneaks up on you with lemon, apple, orange and mango aromas and flavors. Full and rich, yet delicate and lively, with a very, very long and flavorful finish. Tocai Friulano, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon. Drink now.