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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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, almond blossom, vanilla, honey, hay
Palate: yellow stone fruit, almond cream, lemon pith, saline finish
The estate's barrique-led Friulian white, Pinot Bianco-led with a touch of dry-vinified Picolit. Yellow stone fruit and almond cream over a saline finish, the oak-aged counterpart to the stainless-steel Terre Alte.
What it pairs with
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Risotto with porcini
Almond cream and vanilla aromatics handle the mushroom umami; full body holds the Carnaroli starch. -
Lobster Thermidor
Vanilla and almond cream pair with the gratin's bechamel; saline minerality lifts the shellfish. -
Aged Parmigiano Reggiano
Crystalline cheese salt mirrors the saline finish; almond aromatics echo the rind's umami.
History
Livio Felluga's barrique-led Friulian white, named in tribute to founder Livio Felluga. Pinot Bianco-led with a touch of dry-vinified Picolit, the oak-aged counterpart to Terre Alte in the estate's prestige white range.
- 1998: First Illivio vintage as the estate's barrique-led white
Facts
- Producer
- Livio Felluga · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Picolit
- Classification
- DOC Friuli Colli Orientali
- Oak
- Fermented and aged in small French oak barriques (around 50 percent new) for around 12 months; 12 months in bottle before release
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Livio Felluga Illivio
What does Illivio taste like?
Yellow apple, almond blossom, vanilla, honey and hay on the nose; yellow stone fruit, almond cream, lemon pith and a saline finish on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity and a long finish.
How does Illivio differ from Terre Alte?
Terre Alte is a Friulano-Pinot Bianco-Sauvignon blend in DOCG Rosazzo with partial barrique ageing. Illivio is Pinot Bianco-led with Chardonnay and Picolit, fully barrique-fermented and aged. Terre Alte is the salt-and-mineral statement; Illivio is the almond-cream-and-vanilla statement.
When should I drink Illivio?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The wine cellars well; almond cream and vanilla deepen with age from year 5 onwards.
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