Cuvées

Castelvecchio Vitovska

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

CastelvecchioFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€Still White

Native Carso Vitovska from Castelvecchio at Sagrado. The cellar bottles Vitovska without skin contact, showing the variety's clean saline-mineral side.

Doro Princic Pinot Bianco

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Doro PrincicFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Princic's textbook Collio Pinot Bianco, yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish. Often cited as the most cellar-worthy serious Italian Pinot Bianco alongside Schiopetto.

Franco Toros Pinot Bianco

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Franco TorosFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Franco Toros's Collio Pinot Bianco, often cited as one of Italy's most cellar-worthy serious Pinot Bianco bottlings.

Kante Malvasia Istriana

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Edi KanteFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Native Carso Malvasia Istriana from Edi Kante. The cellar's Malvasia shows the variety's saline-mineral spine more than its aromatic side.

Lupinc Malvasia Istriana

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

LupincFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€Still White

Native Carso Malvasia Istriana from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste).

Lupinc Vitovska

4.0

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

LupincFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€Still White

Native Carso Vitovska from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste). Small Carso producer in the village above Trieste.

Schiopetto Pinot Bianco

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

SchiopettoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

The textbook serious Collio Pinot Bianco, vinified in stainless steel since 1965. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline almond-pith finish, with the cellar-worthy structure of restrained whites.

Tenuta di Blasig Malvasia Istriana

4.1

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Tenuta di BlasigFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€Still White

Dry Malvasia Istriana from Tenuta di Blasig at Ronchi dei Legionari. The cellar is one of the few Friulian estates run by a sole woman, Patrizia Felluga's cousin Elisabetta Bortolotto Sarcinelli.

Venica & Venica Tre Vignis Pinot Bianco

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Venica & VenicaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Three-vineyard Pinot Bianco selection (Tre Vignis means three vineyards) from the Venica & Venica holdings. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish, the estate's serious Pinot Bianco statement.

Vie di Romans Dis Cumieris Malvasia

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Vie di RomansFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Single-parcel Malvasia Istriana from Vie di Romans. The cellar's Malvasia bottling shows the variety's signature wild-herb register against an Isonzo-mineral spine.

Vie di Romans Flors di Uis

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Vie di RomansFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Field-blend white from Vie di Romans of Malvasia Istriana, Friulano and Riesling. The cellar's signature aromatic blend, designed to highlight Isonzo terroir over single-variety expression.

Volpe Pasini Zuc di Volpe Pinot Bianco

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Volpe PasiniFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White

Single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the Zuc di Volpe holdings. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.