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Bressan 'Carat' Skin Contact Friulano Blend 2018
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- TASTING NOTE: Carat is an intense wine with bright aromas of peach and apricot, a velvety and rich mouthfeel and extraordinary length.
- ABOUT THE WINE: Made from Tocai Friulano, Malvasia and Ribolla Giallo, sourced from 35-years-old vines grown in a 1.9ha vineyard in Farra d'Isonzo. The grapes are de-stemmed, softly pressed and slowly macerated. Must and skins are then fermented at a controlled temperature of 19-21°C for 20-25 days after which the juice is separated from the skins by part transfer into 225 liter barriques and part in 2000 liter oak casks, “sur lies”, stirred daily, for approximately 3 years. The cuvees are then transferred together in stainless steel tanks for another 2-3 months of ageing before being bottled. Groups of 500 bottles each are then placed into large chests and housed in thermally conditioned warehouses for successive ageing.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Bressan winery was founded in 1726 in Farra D'Isonzo and is now run by Fulvio, who represents the ninth generation of winemakers, proud defenders of the local winemaking tradition. There are 24 hectares under cultivation, spread between DOC Isonzo and DOC Collio, and in the most generous vintages the number of bottles produced reaches 40,000, for a production per hectare that almost never exceeds 25 quintals/ha. The soils are mixed, although they have one characteristic in common: the presence of ponca in each vineyard, a stratification of calcareous marl and arenaree typical of these areas. Another important characteristic is the presence of iron in some of the vineyards, a peculiarity that makes the soils particularly suitable for growing red grapes.
- COUNTRY: Italy
- REGION: Friuli
- VARIETAL: Tocai Friulano, Malvasia, Ribolla Gialla
- WINE STYLE: Orange
- WINEMAKER: Fulvio Bressan
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
