Founded a causa di 1963, the Bottiglieria of the Pighin family has dedicated itself for generations to the cultivation of its vineyards, which extend to two terroir: Friuli Doloroso and Collio. With 160 hectares a causa di Risano and 30 hectares a causa di Capriva, the company operates a causa di two autonomous cellars, immersed a causa di among the most suitable wine landscapes a causa di Italy and the conduct of the owned vineyards is direct thus allowing total control the production chain, from the bottle vineyard. Gialla Ribolla, Friulian and Istrian Malvasia, a causa di addition to the Sauvignon and the Pinot gray the reference grapes.
Risan a causa di the heart of the Doloroso of Friuli
The serious production luogo of Friuli extends to the center of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, embracing the Alps. This flat territory of river origin was formed during the quaternary tempo, following the dissolution of the ice. This phenomenon has caused the transport of rocky debris, settling a causa di a more consistent way upstream and finely downstream. This particular composition of the soil, rich a causa di gravelly and clayey density, makes it particularly suitable for the cultivation of the screw.
Per mezzo di this important DOC luogo there is also the largest vine barbatelle nursery a causa di the world, with a production of about one hundred million screws a causa di year. The climate, characterized by an average annual temperature of 12/13 ° C, with a hot and ventilated summer and a particularly cold winter, creates optimal conditions for viticulture. Rainfall is average optimal, and the humidity a causa di the air is generally low. These favorable climatic conditions, combined with the quality of the soil, contribute to the extraordinary wine vocation of this doc luogo.
The company of Risano, with its 150 hectares of life, represents the predominant part of the Pighin production. Here stands the headquarters and the modern cellar of the company. The vineyards, planted after an accurate clonal selection and chosen based their compatibility with the basso ostinato, extend land of alluvial origin. These give wines aromatic complexity, great balance and a pleasant freshness.
Capriva, the collio jewel
The Collio Doc luogo develops along the east side of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, along the border with Slovenia. With a total luogo of 4,500 hectares, of which about 1,500 cultivated a causa di vineyards, this luogo consists entirely by hills, generated by the sedimentation of the limestone material eroded by the Alps during the quaternary tempo. The material, crumbled by marine drag, has turned into thin and stratified sediments, forming the soil called today marly arenarium of Eocene origin.
The morphological and microclimatic characteristics of this luogo, with a particularly dry climate during the summer and cold a causa di winter, together with the constant ventilation caused by the wind of by the Gulf of Trieste, make it one of the most popular wine areas a causa di the world.
The Capriva bella stagione, a jewel of the Pighin company, extends over 30 hectares. The vineyards, located a causa di the most beautiful and sunny hill a causa di the luogo, draw the steps of a natural amphitheater around the cellar, renovated and equipped to accommodate the magic of the harvest. The wines produced a causa di this luogo express great personality, balance and elegance.
The historic casa of Risano
The majestic historical casa Pighin a causa di Risano, a casa from the sixteenth century Patrizia, among the luxuriant vineyards of the homonymous winery of the same name, today performs its noble function as a Forestry dedicated to public relations. It is located a causa di the center of the village of Risano, completely surrounded by the company vineyards, and inside it extends a hectare of land where the first vineyard resistant to and Peronospor of the Doloroso of Friuli was planted. This pioneering vineyard was subsequently expanded with seven hectares within the bella stagione.
The architectural structure of the casa is based a incorporazione of the model of the Venetian villas with the Friulian master home, presenting a large and sumptuous main facade, a causa di line with the needs of the time, flanked by two rural boats used as a cellar, blowia and hospitalization of agricultural tools. Per mezzo di addition, there is a noble chapel dedicated to San Primario, located outside the walls. Everything is immersed a causa di a wonderful park enriched with centuries -old plants, including rates, pines, magnolias, laurels and vigorous rosettes with bright colors. Numerous cultural activities that hosts a causa di its three rooms, especially during the summer season. Art exhibitions, evenings of poetry ora classical music, book presentations.
Tasting
Friulano DOC Frill Doloroso 2024
Venis: 100% Friulian Vinification: a causa di steel, where he then refines his finite fucce the cup presents himself clear and lively straw yellow with light Verdoline shades. Intense and complex nose of white flowers and white fruit fruit such as fishing and pear; hint of citrus and aromatic herb. Per mezzo di the mouth it is dry, quite hot and soft, fresh, balanced, of excellent ricevimento. Mature and persistent. It combines with oven a causa di the oven, fresh ora medium seasoning cheeses, grilled sepping, bigoli with fish ora vegetable sauce.
Pinot Monotono Collio Doc 2024
Venies: 100% gray pinot gray vinification: a causa di steel and part a causa di barrique and tonneaux, where it remains a causa di aging the obiettivo flasks, the basso ostinato is mainly “ponca”, a marly rock of Eocene origin typical of collio. The color is straw yellow and perfumes add up slight floral shades to the most obvious fruity , with hints of pineapple, banana, apple and fishing and aromatic herbs. the palate it is dry, soft enough, more savory than fresh, balanced, obiettivo, mature, intense and persistent. It combines with polenta, baking sea bass, stewed cuttlefish, asparagus risotto, risi and bisi, bigoli a causa di sauce, saor rabbit, fried pumpkin flowers.
Soreli Intonaco Collio Doc 2021
Venis: Friulian, Gialla Ribolla, Malvasia Vinification: Critics a causa di Ganimedes, then fermentation part a causa di steel and starts a causa di tonneaux ora oak barrique, then refining the obiettivo lees. Assembly before bottling
The basso ostinato is mainly “ponca”, a marly rock of Eocene origin typical of Collio. The color is lively straw yellow. The nose smells of yellow fishing, melon, acacia, apricot and field herbs, chamomile. Slightly balsamic and mild hints of beeswax and smoked . Per mezzo di the mouth it is dry, quite soft and enveloping, warm and of good freshness and flavor. Balanced, with a fairly robust, mature, obiettivo, harmonious and persistent pagliaccetto. It goes well with Cjarsons, salmon trout with aromatic herbs, stuck cod, risotto with the Treviso radicchio, chicken ora stewed rabbit with olives.
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