Fruit
Earth
Acid
Body
Tannins
Notes from Louis/Dressner:
"A 50/50 blend of Pignolo and Merlot, the vines are planted on ponca, a compressed, flaky clay of marl and sandstone that is typical in this part of Friuli. They grow on a south-facing slope right by the winery; average around 30 years old; yield about 45 hl/ha; and are farmed organically and harvested by hand like all Radikon vineyards"
Country
Italy
Region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varieties
Pignolo, Merlot
Farming
Organic
Soil
Ponca (a compressed, flaky clay of marl and sandstone).
Winemaking
Destemmed and spontaneously co-fermented in 25-hectoliter oak vats without the addition of yeasts, sulfur or temperature control. Maceration is 8-14 days with daily punchdowns. The wine is aged in 25-35-hectoliter botti for a year and bottled without fining or filtering and with a tiny amount of sulfur.