Castello di Buttrio Pignolo Riserva 2014

Castello di Buttrio Pignolo Riserva 2014

Castello di Buttrio, 0,75 l - 13.00%
100% Pignolo

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How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
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.

Colour

Deep red, shading into garnet with age.

Bouquet

Elegantly pervasive, laying out red fruits lifted by spice, vanilla and aromatic herbs.

Flavour

Characterful, powerful and penetrating, mirroring the sensations on the nose.

Pairing

One of the most structured, muscular wines there is and one that demands great red meat-based dishes, such as roast leg of lamb, feathered game, roast shank of pork or veal and charcoal-grilled red meats.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Features

Name Castello di Buttrio Pignolo Riserva 2014
Type Red still
Classification DOC Colli Orientali del Friuli Pignolo Riserva
Year 2014
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 13.00% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Pignolo
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Climate The location in the hills at Castello di Buttrio, 142 metres above sea level, ensures perfect air circulation and the ideal range of day-night temperatures at harvest time brings the grapes to optimal ripeness.
Soil composition Alternate layers of marl and sandstone of eocene origin, known as “ponca” in Friulian.
Cultivation system Guyot
Harvest Decided on the basis of phenolic and aromatic ripeness monitored by laboratory tests and grape tasting.
Vinification The grapes are destemmed and crushed. This is followed by maceration for about three weeks with periodic pump-overs. The wine is then racked into mid toasted small oak casks where malolactic fermentation is completed.
Ageing 16-20 months in small oak casks and 16-20 months in bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing One of the most structured, muscular wines there is and one that demands great red meat-based dishes, such as roast leg of lamb, feathered game, roast shank of pork or veal and charcoal-grilled red meats.

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xtraWine
91/100 
2015
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