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Structure
Drinking window
Best 10 to 30 years from vintage.
vintage10 yrs30 yrs32 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dark plum, black cherry, leather, tobacco
Palate: black cherry, dark plum, leather, long savoury close
Native Friulian Pignolo from cult Bressan at Farra d'Isonzo. Pignolo was nearly extinct before Carlo Bressan and Alessandro Dorigo led the revival; the variety is among Italy's most tannic native reds.
What it pairs with
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Roast venison
Game richness and Pignolo's structured tannins share long savoury depth. -
Aged Friulian Asino cheese
Pungent aged cheese matches Pignolo's tannic grip. -
Brasato al Pignolo
Slow-braised beef in the wine itself is a Friulian classic. -
Wild boar with juniper
Gamey boar and savoury Pignolo share rustic depth.
History
Native Friulian Pignolo from Bressan. The grape was rediscovered in the 1970s in old vineyards around Buttrio and revived in the 1980s and 1990s; Bressan's Pignol is one of the variety's reference bottlings.
- 1995: First Bressan Pignol Pignolo release
Facts
- Producer
- Bressan Mastri Vinai · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pignolo (100%)
- Classification
- Venezia Giulia IGT
- Oak
- Fermentation in open vats, elevage in large Slavonian oak botti for around 60 months, then bottle age
- ABV
- 14.5%
- Price
- EUR 75 to 140 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Bressan Pignol Pignolo
What does Bressan Pignol taste like?
Dark plum, black cherry, leather and tobacco on the nose; black cherry, dark plum, leather and a long savoury close on the palate. Full-bodied with high tannins and high acidity.
When should I drink Bressan Pignol?
Drink 10 to 30 years from vintage. Pignolo's high tannins demand a decade in the cellar to integrate, and the wine repays cellaring.
What is Pignolo?
Pignolo is a native Friulian red grape that was nearly extinct before its 1970s rediscovery in old vineyards. It is among Italy's most tannic native reds and demands long cellar ageing.
What food pairs with Bressan Pignol?
Roast venison is the canonical pairing. Aged Friulian Asino cheese, brasato al Pignolo, and wild boar with juniper are equally strong.
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