The Friuli Isonzo DOC denomination is produced in the eastern part of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, in the Province of Gorizia, in a substantially flat territory you can wine tasting in the best Friuli Isonzo Wineries. Friuli Isonzo DOC area consists of a plateau gently sloping from the hills of Collio and Carso towards the Adriatic Sea. The river that with its flow, the movements of its bed, the floods and the deep deposits of gravel carried downstream by the melting waters of the snowfields of the Julian Alps.
Winemaking tradition dates back to the era of Roman rule. The 19th century finally consecrated the Isonzo and Gorizia winemaking on a global level: a practice that becomes method and economy, brought to absolute levels of quality and efficiency.
In these years French vines are also planted on site and viticulture is set up according to rigorous agronomic criteria. Seventies and Eighties marked the transition from a mostly local consumer economy to the concept of a broader wine product. The young producers of the Isonzo area were among the first to seize the wind of change and make a further leap in quality in their territory.
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The Friuli Isonzo DOC area has a Mediterranean microclimate, with temperature variations that help the slow maturation of the vine, giving solid and balanced grapes, rich in flavors and aromas.
The vines suitable for the production of the wine in question are those traditionally grown in the Isonzo area. Training systems, planting distances and pruning systems are such as to pursue the best and most rational arrangement of the vines on the surface.
Systems are structured for non-expanded training systems, with a high density of vines and a high average productivity. The practices relating to the processing of the wines are those traditionally consolidated in the area for the white and red vinification of still wines.
The denomination Friuli Isonzo or Isonzo del Friuli DOC
refers to different types of white, red, rosé and sparkling wine. The wines have a modest acidity level; the colour of white wines is generally intense straw yellow and the aromas are floral and fruity. Red wines have a ruby colour, with violet reflections in young wines. Aromas are fruity and intense, typical of the basic grape varieties. In terms of flavour, white wines are more structured than average, with good balance, complex aromatic nuances and a natural predisposition to evolve over time.
Red wines are fresh and fruity, capable of reaching greater complexity if produced with ambitious winemaking objectives. The common characteristic of the wines of Friuli Isonzo or Isonzo del Friuli DOC is the full fruit, the consistency of the aromas and a perfect balance of flavour..
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