Collio Goriziano "Brazan", I Clivi - 2019

Name: Collio Goriziano "Brazan", I Clivi
Brand: I Clivi
SKU: 14022
Price: 33.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 14022 750mL

100% Friulano. 80-year-old vines from the Brazan vineyard of Brazzano di Cormons, in the Gorizia province. Marl and sandstone. Hand-harvested and gently pressed. Fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel for 18 months, which steers the wine’s aromatic expression from primary, varietal-related aromas to a deeper, more terroir-driven character.

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Color

White

Vintage

2019

Country

Italy

Region

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sub-Region

Collio Goriziano

Producer

I Clivi

Grape Variety

Tocai Friulano

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

This wine is mostly Tocai Friulano, with a touch of Malvasia Istriana. The producers chose these indigenous grapes to search for the best expression of the terroir. In other words, they didn't want to plant grapes varieties that didn't originally grow here. It's a full body white wine with flavors of peach, apricot, flowers and grapefruit and a creamy mouth feel. At the first sip it's fresh and joyful. At the second you will notice more minerality and yeasty notes. A really fun wine to drink and to be paired with seasoned cheeses and cold cuts.

- AFR

Glossary

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Famous for its fascinating and unusual white wines, this region is home to many avant-garde winemakers (such as Gravner and Vie di Romans) who have expanded their repertoire of winemaking styles to include both the most modern, stainless-steel and barrique-influenced wines, to über-traditional wines with long maceration periods, fermented in clay amphorae. The grape that benefits most from the latter of these unusual and ancient techniques is the white varietal, Ribola Gialla, which yields...