Vintage Tunina 2016 - Jermann

From the Jermann winery, try also Red Angel on the Moonlight, the first Italian red wine designed to be combined as a white wine. Poetry The first tests begin in '73 of Tunina and put on the market with this name Tunina only in 75.

It was born as a blend of the best grapes harvested late, about a couple of weeks after the normal harvest. The original blend was of Chardonnay and Sauvignon combined with the autochthonous Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana and Picolit, a huge and definitely very complex wine. The Vintage Tunina vineyard is about 16 hectares large and is mostly located on the Ronco del Fortino. The name is a tribute to the previous owner of the land on which the vineyard stands, "Antonia" known as Tunina, a governess of Venice. But above all, legend sees her as having been Casanova's poorest lover. Jermann 's website reports: “In 1976 considered by Luigi Veronelli “The Mennea of Italian wines”, then wine of the year 1997 for Gambero Rosso and Oscar del vino vintage 1998 for the Italian Sommelier Association. ” Still today, the grapes are harvested late, vinified in steel with malolactic fermentation, followed by further refinement in large wooden barrels for a portion of the wine.

One of the great Friulian white wines. Tasting Notes Vintage Tunina is straw yellow, with splashes of bright gold. The nose is intense, powerful, ample and elegant, honey and wild flowers are present and long. In the mouth it is dry, but slightly soft, great harmony and long persistence, full body but well integrated. Pairing Pair Jermann 's Vintage Tunina with truffle dishes, crazy and to try with truffle sushi, for an excellent pairing. Or, like all Friulian white wines, try it with risotto with spider crab, a very typical local preparation.