Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
BastianichFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
Late-harvest dry Friulano with brief drying on the vine before harvest. Honey, almond cream and candied citrus over a long saline finish, the most concentrated dry Friulano statement Bastianich makes.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
BastianichFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Joe Bastianich's flagship white blend (Chardonnay, Sauvignon, dry-vinified Picolit). The Picolit gives the unique wax-and-honey aromatic register. Vespa Bianco was the first wine Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich released after acquiring the Cividale del Friuli estate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Borgo del TiglioFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
Nicola Manferrari's flagship Collio Bianco, three-variety field blend with extended lees ageing. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a wax-and-honey palate with the structural depth of grower Champagne.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Edi KeberFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The Riserva tier of Edi Keber's sole Collio Bianco, with three years on lees in Slavonian oak. Yellow apple, almond cream and wax over a long saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
La TunellaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
La Tunella's flagship dry white blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla with extended Slavonian oak ageing. Yellow apple, almond cream and a long saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Le Vigne di ZamòFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's prestige Friulano named after founder Tullio Zamò, with extended lees ageing in large oak. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a long saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Le Vigne di ZamòFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Friulano from the family's Vigne Cinquant'Anni (50-year-old vines) at Corno di Rosazzo. Yellow apple, almond cream and honey over a saline finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Lis NerisFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Oak-aged Pinot Grigio from Lis Neris. Gris is the cellar's top Pinot Grigio with partial new-oak elevage, set against the broader Lis Neris Pinot Grigio.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Lis NerisFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Oak-aged Chardonnay from Lis Neris. Jurosa is the cellar's top single-parcel Chardonnay with partial new-oak elevage on the lees.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Livio FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The Livio Felluga flagship Friulian white from the Rosazzo amphitheatre, a three-variety blend (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon) with partial barrique ageing. First vintage 1981; Italy's reference age-worthy white wine and the flagship of the broader Friulian white-wine movement.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MianiFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Friulano from the Buri plot at Buttrio. Enzo Pontoni's cult Miani is the Colli Orientali's most sought-after producer with tiny yields and decade-plus waiting lists.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MianiFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€€Still White
Single-vineyard Friulano from the Filip plot at Buttrio. The cellar's second top Friulano alongside Buri, with the same hand-farmed Pontoni approach.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pierpaolo PecorariFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Oak-aged Chardonnay from Pierpaolo Pecorari. The Olivers single-parcel cuvée is the cellar's top Chardonnay.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Ronco dei TassiFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
The Coser family's flagship Collio Bianco from the Monte holding above Cormons. Three-variety field blend with yellow apple and honeysuckle aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Russiz SuperioreFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's prestige Collio Bianco from the Col Disore cru. Multi-variety field blend with partial oak ageing, the Russiz Superiore flagship since 1997.