Prosciutto Ham Factory Visit & Lunch Tasting near Udine
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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs10 yrs12 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: yellow apple, bitter almond, white blossom, hay, lemon zest
Palate: apple pith, almond skin, light tannin, saline finish
Indigenous Friulano with short skin maceration, sold within DOC Collio. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish.
What it pairs with
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San Daniele ham with pickles
Friulano's bitter almond core pairs with the cured ham; saline finish handles the pickle acidity. -
Frico croccante
Friulian Montasio crisp echoes the wine's almond-skin finish; light tannin scrubs the cheese fat. -
Asparagus risotto
Yellow apple and white blossom aromatics meet the spring vegetable's bitterness; medium body holds the Carnaroli starch.
History
La Castellada's classical-style Friulano, with shorter skin contact than the extended-maceration line and a more accessible drinking window.
- 1990: First single-variety Friulano vintage at the estate
Facts
- Producer
- La Castellada · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Friulano (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Collio
- Oak
- Short maceration on the skins, then aged around 18 months in large Slavonian oak botti before bottling
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about La Castellada Friulano
What does La Castellada Friulano taste like?
Yellow apple, bitter almond, white blossom, hay and lemon zest on the nose; apple pith, almond skin, light tannin and a saline finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with low tannin and high acidity.
Is this an orange wine?
La Castellada uses short skin contact on Friulano, enough to add a faint amber tint and the bitter-almond signature of skin-contact whites. Lighter than the flagship Ribolla but in the same idiom.
When should I drink La Castellada Friulano?
Drink between 2 and 10 years from vintage. The wine peaks at year 3 to 6; bitter almond aromatics develop with age.
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