Renato Keber
Collio Friulano Zegla Riserva 2016
| Denomination | DOC Collio Goriziano Friulano Riserva |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Friulano/Sauvignon Vert |
| Aging | Aged on the lees for 12 months |
- Grape variety and origin: 100% Friulano (Sauvignon Vert), Collio DOC Zegla, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Vinification: hand-picked, skin maceration for 6–12 hours, controlled fermentation
- Ageing on the lees: 12 months to impart structure and aromatic complexity
- Tasting notes: wildflowers, ripe fruit and walnut, finishing with an almond note
- Serving and pairings: 12–14 °C; aperitifs, cured meats, white fish, white meats, cheeses
Description
What kind of wine it is
Collio Friulano Zegla by Renato Keber is a still white wine distinguished by its remarkable ageing potential. Made from Friulano grapes, also known as Sauvignon Vert, it offers a rich aromatic profile, with notes of wildflowers, ripe fruit, walnut and almond. On the palate, it is dry and velvety, revealing a pleasant complexity that finishes with the classic almondy aftertaste, making it ideal for pairing with white meats and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
This wine originates in Collio, at the heart of the Zegla locality in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The region imparts a distinctive mineral savouriness to the glass, precisely defining its flavour profile. Here, Renato Keber tends vineyards trained using the Guyot system, maintaining land management practices passed down through four generations. The area's microclimate encourages an extraordinary capacity for ageing, able to convey the authentic essence of its land of origin into the glass.
How it is produced
Production begins at the end of September with a manual harvest and a rigorous selection of bunches. After gentle destemming, the skins remain in contact with the must for six to twelve hours. This is followed by gentle pressing, cold settling and fermentation at a controlled temperature. The process concludes with ageing on the lees for twelve months, an essential phase that gives the wine structure and depth, enhancing the gustatory complexity of the experience.
History and Curiosities
Born in the heart of the Collio DOC, this fine Friulano is Renato Keber's tribute to the lands of Zegla, cultivated by his family for four generations. The meticulous hand harvest at the end of September and the long ageing of 12 months on the lees give this Riserva an extraordinary capacity for evolution, enhancing its complex secondary and tertiary aromas. Thanks to its remarkable longevity, allowing it to mature harmoniously for five to ten years, this wine offers a refined and mineral testimony to the purest winemaking tradition.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
12 - 14 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
The gently curving hillside called Zegla, close by the border with Slovenia, has long been home to Renato Keber and his family. Renato’s great grandfather, Franc, came from nearby Vipulzano to settle here in 1900, when this was still under Austrian rule.
Since then and for four generations, the Keber family has lived and produced its wine in Zegla, and even today, the older generations join the new ones in working in the vineyards. Read more
| Name | Renato Keber Collio Friulano Zegla Riserva 2016 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Collio DOC |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Friulano/Sauvignon Vert |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Vendor | Renato Keber |
| Story | History and Curiosities Born in the heart of the Collio DOC, this fine Friulano is Renato Keber's tribute to the lands of Zegla, cultivated by his family for four generations. The meticulous hand harvest at the end of September and the long ageing of 12 months on the lees give this Riserva an extraordinary capacity for evolution, enhancing its complex secondary and tertiary aromas. Thanks to its remarkable longevity, allowing it to mature harmoniously for five to ten years, this wine offers a refined and mineral testimony to the purest winemaking tradition. |
| Origin | Zegla (Collio), Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italia |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Harvest | Late September |
| Production technique | Manual harvest with careful selection; maceration on the skins for 6–12 hours; gentle pressing; cold settling; fermentation at controlled temperature; ageing on the lees for 12 months |
| Wine making | Gentle destemming of the grapes, maceration of the skins for 6 2 hours, gentle pressing. Cold settling. Fermentation at controlled temperature. |
| Aging | Aged on the lees for 12 months |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |