2020 Drius Friulano DOC Collio (100% Tocai) - Friuli
Pale straw yellow with greenish highlights. Friulano’s subtly understand signature aroma is redolent of nuts. The vibrant, fresh-tasting palate is dry, well rounded and veined with almondines. An excellent aperitif and a fine companion for starters or fish but also very satisfying with soups or grilled white meats.
For centuries, the Drius family has been farming grapes in the extreme north-east of Italy.
The DOC zones here are the Collio and Isonzo, both noted for the outstanding quality of their wines since ancient times.
The Drius family farms fifteen hectares planted to vine on the verdant slopes of Mount Quarin, which dominates Cormòns, and on the upper flatlands of the blue Isonzo river.
This is a territory whose wines acquire astonishingly complex sensory profiles from an ideal growing environment. The lofty Alps provide shelter and breezes from the nearby Adriatic warm the vines.
In the Collio, the gently rolling sandstone and marl hillslopes yield stunningly good dry, richly fragranced whites.
The mainly limestone-based and alluvial soils of the Isonzo DOC zone produce elegantly refined, refreshingly savoury whites and full-bodied, sumptuously flavoured reds.
The Driuses focus on production, which means vineyard management using techniques that respect the environment. Organic methods and alternative energy sources are extensively employed with an eye to keeping any chemical intervention to an absolute minimum.
Pale straw yellow with greenish highlights. Friulano’s subtly understand signature aroma is redolent of nuts. The vibrant, fresh-tasting palate is dry, well rounded and veined with almondines. An excellent aperitif and a fine companion for starters or fish but also very satisfying with soups or grilled white meats.
For centuries, the Drius family has been farming grapes in the extreme north-east of Italy.
The DOC zones here are the Collio and Isonzo, both noted for the outstanding quality of their wines since ancient times.
The Drius family farms fifteen hectares planted to vine on the verdant slopes of Mount Quarin, which dominates Cormòns, and on the upper flatlands of the blue Isonzo river.
This is a territory whose wines acquire astonishingly complex sensory profiles from an ideal growing environment. The lofty Alps provide shelter and breezes from the nearby Adriatic warm the vines.
In the Collio, the gently rolling sandstone and marl hillslopes yield stunningly good dry, richly fragranced whites.
The mainly limestone-based and alluvial soils of the Isonzo DOC zone produce elegantly refined, refreshingly savoury whites and full-bodied, sumptuously flavoured reds.
The Driuses focus on production, which means vineyard management using techniques that respect the environment. Organic methods and alternative energy sources are extensively employed with an eye to keeping any chemical intervention to an absolute minimum.
Pale straw yellow with greenish highlights. Friulano’s subtly understand signature aroma is redolent of nuts. The vibrant, fresh-tasting palate is dry, well rounded and veined with almondines. An excellent aperitif and a fine companion for starters or fish but also very satisfying with soups or grilled white meats.
For centuries, the Drius family has been farming grapes in the extreme north-east of Italy.
The DOC zones here are the Collio and Isonzo, both noted for the outstanding quality of their wines since ancient times.
The Drius family farms fifteen hectares planted to vine on the verdant slopes of Mount Quarin, which dominates Cormòns, and on the upper flatlands of the blue Isonzo river.
This is a territory whose wines acquire astonishingly complex sensory profiles from an ideal growing environment. The lofty Alps provide shelter and breezes from the nearby Adriatic warm the vines.
In the Collio, the gently rolling sandstone and marl hillslopes yield stunningly good dry, richly fragranced whites.
The mainly limestone-based and alluvial soils of the Isonzo DOC zone produce elegantly refined, refreshingly savoury whites and full-bodied, sumptuously flavoured reds.
The Driuses focus on production, which means vineyard management using techniques that respect the environment. Organic methods and alternative energy sources are extensively employed with an eye to keeping any chemical intervention to an absolute minimum.
