Description
The Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red, Rosé Late Harvest and Red Spumante; White Spumante and Rosé Spumante (only with specification of grape variety). The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO is within the territory of numerous municipalities in the Province of Gorizia, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
Description of product typologies
Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Bianco is straw-yellow, varying in depth; the nose bursts with fruity notes; it is dry or mouth-filling on the palate, fairly lively and with good body, harmonious, pleasantly tannic and tart overall. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Rosso is a beautiful ruby red colour; the nose offers slightly grassy sensations; it is dry or mouth-filling on the palate, full, harmonious and tranquil, with good body. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Rosato is pink to soft cherry-pink; the nose is slightly vinous, pleasant and characteristic it is dry or mouth-filling on the palate, full, fresh and tranquil. It can also be a semi-sparkling wine. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Rosato must be produced through the rosé vinification of red grapes, or the vinification of red and white grapes together, even if they were mashed separately. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Vendemmia Tardiva is golden yellow to amber, varying in intensity; the nose is intense and complex with mossy notes; it is sweet and harmonious on the palate. Grapes used for the production of Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Vendemmia Tardiva wines must have been dried on the vines in order to ensure a minimum natural alcohol level of 13% vol., and not harvested before 30 days after the start of the harvesting period. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Spumante Rosso is a beautiful ruby red colour and has fine, persistent foam; the nose is pleasant with fruity notes; it is dry or mouth-filling on the palate, and characteristic. Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO Spumante Bianco or Rosé Spumante wines with specification of the grape variety have the organoleptic properties typical of the grapes and terroir of origin.
Grape variety specifications
Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties: Chardonnay (incl. Spumante, with the possible addition of Pinot Nero, max. 15%), Malvasia (Istriana), Moscato Giallo (incl. Spumante), Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot (Spumante), Riesling Italico, Riesling (from Riesling Renano), Sauvignon, Traminer Aromatico, Verduzzo Friulano (incl. Spumante), Friulano. From red grape varieties: Cabernet (Cabernet Franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon) Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Franconia, Schioppettino, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Pignolo, pink Moscato (Rosé, incl. Spumante). The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
Additional specifications
The Friuli Isonzo PDO or Isonzo del Friuli PDO designation can be followed by the specification Vigna (Vineyard) with the relative toponym.
