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Specogna Pinot Grigio Ramato - 2022
Pinot Grigio Ramato Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
100% Pinot Grigio
Appellation
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Vineyard Designation
Rocca Bernarda and San Giovanni al Natisone
Aging
72 hours of skin contact.
Alcohol %
13.5
In Stock
Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
100% Pinot Grigio
Appellation
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Vineyard Designation
Rocca Bernarda and San Giovanni al Natisone
Aging
72 hours of skin contact.
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Wine Profile / Tasting Notes
Light pink color with coppery highlights. This shade is born from the period of contact with the skins of the grapes during the vinification in the cellar. The nose has notes of flowers and fruits such as apples, pears, and berries. On the palate, the wine is very expressive with sweet and creamy notes with intense and persistent fruity sensation.
Vineyard Notes
Elevation: 170 meters above sea level; hilly and lowland; the soil is a combination of marl, sandstone and clay.
Production Notes
48 hours of maceration at low temperature – in this phase the wine obtains its particularly coppery color. Racking and fermentation with indigenous yeasts occurs in stainless tanks. 20% of the wine is aged in oak barrels of 1500 liters with battonage every 10 days, while the remaining 80% ages in steel tanks with battonage every 20 days. After eight months the two parts are blended and bottled.
Winemaker Notes
In 1963 Leonardo Specogna, after residing in Switzerland as an emigrant for some years (typical situation for the people of the Friuli region in those years), went back to Friuli - Venezia Giulia and bought a small plot of land on the hills of Rocca Bernarda in Corno di Rosazzo, in the heart of the vineyards in Friuli. These lands have always been devoted to oenology and here the plant of the vine has found the best conditions since Roman times, thanks to the fact that in this oriental strip of land of our region the climate and the soil have features that are unique and exceptional for winemaking. That was the origin of it… It all started with a 360-degree company that covered many aspects of the production for private consumption: dairy, cereal and wine production. Later, when Graziano and his wife Anna Maria started working in the company, the management techniques of the vineyards and of the winemaking were improved, making the farm more specifically focused on the winemaking sector. Nowadays, the activity of the company is galvanised by the presence of the third generation of Specogna winemakers Cristian and Michele that long ago have taken the lead of the company. They are granting an important company development trend and an expansion of the sales into the most important international markets. Today our company has an overall surface of 25 hectares, 22 of which are vineyards. We produce more or less 120,000 bottles per year, 50% of which are sold on the national market and 50% in more than 30 countries in the world.
Food & Wine Pairing
Excellent match to dishes as diverse as Prosciutto di San Daniele, crustaceans, white meats, Friulian frico and a diverse array of Asian cuisines.
More Information
When Pinot Grigio grapes are crushed and the skins are allowed to spend time with the juice, a teasing, tactile texture and coppery hue results in a distinct wine style called ramato. It comes from the word ‘rame’ which means ‘copper’ in Italian.
