Rare grape variety. It brings to life equally prestigious wines. The Picolit is an elegant mediation wine, delicately mellow, with aromas of dried flowers and honey. Perfect pairing with foie gras.
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Wine tasting advice
Bright golden yellow. 
Delicate, almost ethereal aromas of dried flowers, honey and fruits—candied fruits, apricots, ripe figure. Light mint notes. 
Soft, full, but with a refreshing mineral note. Aromas of honey and candied fruits. Nice length. Vinification
Harvested at the beginning of October. The specifications of the appellation require that production be limited to 4 tons of grapes per hectare, but in reality, such quantities are very rarely achieved. Rather, it is around 500 kilos to 1.5 tons/ha: a very low yield due to a pollination defect inherent in Picolit. Partial grapes raisining. Low pressure treading. Slow fermentation of 5–6 months in new French barrels (Allier oak). Ageing in stainless steel tanks, then in bottles.
Terroir
The vineyards of the Dri Il Roncat estate are the last before the mountains that separate Italy from Austria and Slovenia. Located in the small town of Ramandolo, at an altitude of 350 meters, the vineyards are exposed to the south and protected from the northern winds by the Bernadia Mountain. The soil is made up of eocenic marl.
Le vigneron
Giovanni Dri is (re) known as a great gentleman of Friulan wine. In particular, he contributed to the promotion outside the borders of the rare and delicate Picolit grape variety, as well as the Ramandolo DOCG appellation, produced from the local Verduzzo grape variety. His father had sacrificed himself for him to attend school and find a stable job. But when he died in 1968, the call of the vine was irresistible and Giovanni took over the family farm.
On the 10 hectares of land, the “pocket handkerchief,” as he calls it, the last piece of vine before the mountains that separate Italy from Austria and Slovenia, he is now backed by Stefania, an oenologist of formation and who has inherited its hardened character.
Bright golden yellow. Delicate, almost ethereal aromas of dried flowers, honey and fruits—candied fruits, apricots, ripe figure. Light mint notes. Soft, full, but with a refreshing mineral note. Aromas of honey and candied fruits. Nice length. Vinification
Harvested at the beginning of October. The specifications of the appellation require that production be limited to 4 tons of grapes per hectare, but in reality, such quantities are very rarely achieved. Rather, it is around 500 kilos to 1.5 tons/ha: a very low yield due to a pollination defect inherent in Picolit. Partial grapes raisining. Low pressure treading. Slow fermentation of 5–6 months in new French barrels (Allier oak). Ageing in stainless steel tanks, then in bottles.
Terroir
The vineyards of the Dri Il Roncat estate are the last before the mountains that separate Italy from Austria and Slovenia. Located in the small town of Ramandolo, at an altitude of 350 meters, the vineyards are exposed to the south and protected from the northern winds by the Bernadia Mountain. The soil is made up of eocenic marl.
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Rare grape variety. It brings to life equally prestigious wines. The Picolit is an elegant mediation wine, delicately mellow, with aromas of dried flowers and honey. Perfect pairing with foie gras.