When Genagricola acquired Azienda Agricola Poggiobello in 1974, its vineyards covered a small surface area of only 12 hectares. This territory is internationally recognized as one of Italy’s best for the production of white wine and its extraordinary potential proved a driving force behind the decision to invest in these vineyards. The company gradually initiated a series of lot acquisitions near the Company’s the winery. The company now boasts a surface area of 110-hectares, ninety of which host cultivated vineyards. It grows ancient indigenous varieties like Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Refosco, Verduzzo Friulano and Picolit (of which Poggiobello owns the largest portion of the Colli Orientali Consortium). Moreover, the company also grows the most known international varieties such as merlot and sauvignon , which have been cultivated in this territory for centuries.
An international vine grown in Friuli since the mid nineteenth century, it has been widespread since the 1980s, when some successful cloned selections and cultivation methods proved capable of exalting the aromatic characteristics that make this wine one of the territory’s most elegant.
Wine Features
Winery: Azienda Agricola PoggiobelloRegion: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Grapes Used: 100% Sauvignon
Vinification: The grapes are harvested at two different times, in 2 (or even 3) phases, in order to express the fruits diverse aromas. Macerated at low temperatures, the grapes are softly squeezed and the musts obtained undergo alcoholic fermentation and partial malolactic fermentation in steel tanks.
Ageing: The wine is placed in yeasts for approximately 6 months until the bottling phase.
Vintage: 2013
Alcohol: 12.5%
Bottle Size: 0,75l
Colour: This straw-colored wine has greenish reflections.
Taste: To the palate it feels soft and full, immediately pleasant and persuasive, thanks to its soft aromatic nature and expressiveness.
Aroma: It appeals to the nose with intense aromas ranging from elderberry and sage to tomato leaves and tropical fruit.
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