Pinot Bianco Collezione Famiglia Venezia Giulia Igp 2021 - Ronco dei Tassi

In the Gorizia Collio (then Austrian Friuli) the first cuttings of Pinot bianco were brought by Count La Tour of Capriva at the end of the 19th century. The old people of the area still knew it under the name of white Burgundy, in the 1863 catalog it was mentioned with this annotation: "variety cultivated in Lestizza for more than 20 years, whose fruit gives exquisite wine". Today it is among the greatest symbols of the Collio.The Collio hills of Eocene origin, made up mostly of marl and sandstone, are the most congenial soils to enhance the best qualitative characteristics of this grape variety. The vineyard is about 30 years old, trained according to the Guyot system with a South/South-East exposure, and is cultivated in one of the highest and most well-exposed areas of Mount Quarin and in the hills around the town of Cormons.The harvest is done manually in the first ten days of September, the grapes are then crushed, de-stemmed and placed in the pneumatic press, where they receive a soft pressing. The must obtained is cooled and statically decanted, in order to be able to separate the clearest part from the lees. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in 225-litre oak barriques, with aging on noble lees for 12 months.