Vignai da Duline Gialloditocai (Magnum Bottle) 2014 (1.5L)

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Producer	Vignai da Duline
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli
Subregion	Venezia Giulia
Varietal	Other White
Vintage	2014
Sku	45161
Size	1.5L

 

The winery only bottles this wine in magnums.  Made from a rare clone of Friulano.

100% Tocai Giallo sourced from a single .08 hectare plot planted in 1979. The wine is aged for 11 months in 2.5 hl oak barrels ranging from the second to the eighth passage, depending on the vintage.

In the late 1990s Lorenzo Mocchiutti and wife Federica Magrini inherited a few hectares of vines from Lorenzo's grandfather. These vineyards, mostly neglected for decades, were planted primarily with old vines of local grape varieties like Tocai Giallo, Malvasia Istriana, Tocai Fruilano, and Schioppettino, as well as more common varieties like Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and Merlot. Today, their holdings cover seven hectares divided between hillsides and flatlands, including Ronco Pitotti, one of the oldest hillside vineyards in Friuli, with vines dating back to the 1920s. Their respectful, holistic approach to vineyard management is summed up in their philosophy of ?No Trimming the Shoots? and ?No Herbicides.? Though it is generally accepted that vines are trimmed of excess leaves or fruit to concentrate a vine's efforts toward healthy bunches of grapes, Lorenzo and Federica let their vines find their own balance, choosing not to trim any of their vines. In addition to this unconventional practice, they do not use herbicides to prevent growth of unwanted vegetation between rows of vines. Instead they plant a type of alfalfa, erba medica, that when cut acts as a natural fertilizer.