Specogna Pinot Grigio Riserva 2021
Specogna Pinot Grigio Riserva
Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Vintage: 2021
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Pinot Grigio
ABV: 13.5%
This wine is an intense yellow colour with coppery hues. On the nose are aromas of cranberry, cherries and red fruit. The palate is velvety, with great structure and ripe tannins. A very rounded, mouth-filling wine with a notably pleasant and luscious finish.
The family has 16 hectares of vineyard on the hill of Rocca Bernarda, in the heart of the Colli Orientali DOC zone. The Pinot Grigio grapes are grown on a small vineyard, planted in 1970, at 170 metres above sea level on a north-east facing slope. Soils consist of marl, sandstone and clay and planting density is 4,000 vines per hectare. The vines are trained to the Guyot system.
The grapes were hand-harvested into boxes, carried out in several stages to ensure only the best quality grapes reached the winery. Once there, they were gently crushed and subject to a long period of maceration, prior to fermentation using indigenous yeasts. The wine was then aged on its lees for 24 months and bottle aged for an additional few months before release.
The Specogna family owns 25 hectares of vineyard on the hill of Rocca Bernarda in the heart of the Colli Orientali DOC in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Their vineyards are planted in a spectacular amphitheatre and tended organically by Michele and Cristian Specogna, so the quality of the fruit they bring to the winery is impeccable. As a result, they are keen to get as much flavour as possible from their grapes.