Prosciutto Ham Factory Visit & Lunch Tasting near Udine
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 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: black plum, leather, graphite, dried herbs, tobacco
Palate: dark cherry, iron mineral, dusty tannin, long finish
The estate's Bordeaux blend from the Gorizia hillside, with no added yeast and four years in Slavonian botti. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral dusty tannin.
What it pairs with
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Brasato di manzo
Beef braised in red wine finds its match in the wine's firm tannin and graphite depth; classic Friulian winter pairing. -
Wild boar pappardelle
Gamey ragù meets the wine's leather and tobacco depth; dusty tannin handles the boar fat. -
Aged Montasio stravecchio
The 24-month Friulian cow cheese echoes the wine's iron mineral; firm tannin scrubs the cheese fat.
History
Damijan's Bordeaux blend launched alongside the white extended-maceration line in 1999. Four years in Slavonian botti before bottling.
- 1999: First Prelit vintage as the estate Bordeaux blend
Facts
- Producer
- Damijan Podversic · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Classification
- Venezia Giulia IGT
- Oak
- Fermented in stainless steel and large oak vats with no added yeast, then aged around four years in large Slavonian oak botti before bottling
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 75 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1999
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Damijan Podversic Prelit
What does Damijan Prelit taste like?
Black plum, leather, graphite, dried herbs and tobacco on the nose; dark cherry, iron mineral, dusty tannin and a long finish on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity.
What grapes is Prelit?
Bordeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Gorizia hillside. Vinified with no added yeast and aged four years in large Slavonian botti.
When should I drink Prelit?
Drink between 5 and 20 years from vintage. The wine cellars patiently; leather and tobacco peak at year 10 to 15.
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