Guerra Albano | Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso Friuli Colli Orientali
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Friuli Colli Orientali DOC "Wine is made in the vineyard, not the cellar," says winemaker Dario Guerra. "The Winemaker: Dario Guerra cellar should only influence about 10% of what you do." Toward that end, he and Generation: 3rd his family spend countless hours each month tending to their low-yield, dry- farmed vines, and treating each plant like an individual. In the end, their Refosco comes in at less than 1 bottle per plant! This classic monovarietal red from Colli Orientali is made using 2 different clones - one emphasizing structure, the other aromatics. It is taut, delightfully precise, and energetic, with dark forest fruits and a spicy personality drawn directly from the local ponca soils. WINEMAKER BIOGRAPHY Dario Guerra is a 3rd generation producer (his father’s name was Albano) who farms 10 hilltop hectares in Friuli’s esteemed Colli Orientali DOC. While it’s normal for producers to have 2 or 3 green harvests, Dario – rather amazingly – treats every vine as an individual, constantly sculpting them all season long! ENOLOGIST Dario Guerra TASTING NOTES Color Dark ruby Nose Dark forest fruits, iron, and a hint of earth spice Palate Great tension, with elegant fruit and structure, both Finish Balanced, long, satisfying finish VINEYARD & VINIFICATION Vineyard Location Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Vineyard Size 10 ha Varietals List 100% Refosco Farming Practices Grapes organically farmed (non-certified), dry farmed, and picked by hand Elevation 220 m Soils Ponca (flysch) and calcareous clay Maturation Summary In neutral barrels for 12 months and bottled for 12 months Alcohol 13.0 % Acidity 4.5 g/liter Residual Sugar 1.8 g/liter Annual Production 7,500 bottles REGION FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA Situated in the NE corner of Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia borders Veneto to the west, the Austrian Alps to the north, Slovenia to the east, and to the south has a short coastline along the Adriatic Sea.
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