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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: dried apricot, honey, candied orange, chamomile, beeswax
Palate: dried fig, honey, candied citrus, saline finish
Livio Felluga's flagship DOCG Picolit, the indigenous Friulian sweet-wine grape with naturally low yields and tiny berries. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine from cloying.
What it pairs with
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Aged Roquefort
Blue cheese salt finds a foil in the wine's honey sweetness; saline finish refreshes between bites. -
Foie gras with fig compote
Candied orange aromatics lift the offal richness; full body and high acidity handle the foie's fat. -
Almond biscotti
Beeswax and chamomile aromatics echo the biscotti's almond; honey palate handles the dryness.
History
DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit is the small DOCG for the indigenous Picolit grape. Naturally low yields (the disciplinare mandates 375 ml standard bottles) and tiny berries make this one of Italy's most artisan dessert wines.
- 1980: First Livio Felluga Picolit vintage
- 2006: DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit promulgated
Facts
- Producer
- Livio Felluga · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Picolit (100%)
- Classification
- DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
- Oak
- Late-harvest grapes dried briefly on mats; fermentation and ageing in small French oak barriques; long bottle ageing before release
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 60 to 95 at 500 ml retail
- Drinking window
- 5-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1980
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Livio Felluga Picolit
What does Livio Felluga Picolit taste like?
Dried apricot, honey, candied orange, chamomile and beeswax on the nose; dried fig, honey, candied citrus and a saline finish on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity that keeps the sweetness off cloying territory.
What is Picolit?
Picolit is the indigenous Friulian dessert-wine grape with naturally low yields and tiny berries due to floral abortion (acinellatura). The DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit (created 2006) is the dedicated appellation.
Why is Picolit sold in 375 ml bottles?
The DOCG disciplinare permits the 500 ml format to reflect Picolit's naturally low production volumes. The format itself is part of the wine's category identity.
When should I drink Livio Felluga Picolit?
Drink between 5 and 25 years from vintage. The wine cellars patiently; honey and dried fig aromatics deepen with age.
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