Castello di Buttrio Pignolo Riserva 2014

Pignolo has had a difficult history. It graced Friuli’s tables from the early Middle Ages before almost dying out altogether, a victim of low yields and and its own physiological sensitivity. Recovered by clonal selection, the pignolo vine was replanted in the Buttrio area and in 1995 it finally found a home in the Colli Orientali DOC. The grape’s deep purple skin harbours an abundance of assertive tannins while its bouquet is redolent of ripe wild berries, aromatic herbs and fine spices.