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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 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, white blossom, lemon zest, hay
Palate: green apple, almond pith, lemon, saline finish
Franco Toros's Collio Friulano from the Novali holdings above Cormons. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a long saline finish, cellar-worthy in the textbook traditional style.
What it pairs with
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San Daniele ham
Air-cured Friulian ham finds a peer in the wine's bitter almond and saline edge; the regional pairing. -
Frico croccante
Friulian Montasio crisp echoes the wine's almond finish; high acidity scrubs the cheese fat. -
Asparagus risotto
Almond blossom aromatics meet the spring vegetable's bitterness; medium body holds the Carnaroli starch.
History
Franco Toros's small Collio cellar (around 10 hectares total at the Novali holding) is one of the most-cited Friulano references among Collio insiders. The estate works in the textbook traditional style with no oak intervention.
- 1990: Franco Toros begins bottling under his own label at Novali
Facts
- Producer
- Franco Toros · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Friulano (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Collio
- Oak
- Vinified in stainless steel; six to eight months on lees before bottling
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 25 to 38 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Franco Toros Friulano
What does Franco Toros Friulano taste like?
Yellow apple, almond blossom, white blossom, lemon zest and hay on the nose; green apple, almond pith, lemon and a saline finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long finish.
When should I drink Franco Toros Friulano?
Drink between 3 and 12 years from vintage. The wine cellars exceptionally well for a small-cellar Friulano; almond aromatics deepen from year 4 onwards.
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