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 Producer:
Bastianich
Region: Friuli-Venezia
Giulia
DOC(G):
Colli
Orientali del Friuli
Friuli IGT
About the Producer:
We are proud to
say that IWM's own Joseph Bastianich is responsible for some of the
great wines of Friuli. His mother, the renowned chef Lidia Bastianich,
instilled a great love of the land in her son and shared with him
her ambition to bring out the best in this region. In 1998, the two
of them bought a vineyard in Buttrio, a town in the Colli Orientali
DOC area; the Azienda Agricola Bastianich presented its first impressive
vintage in 1999 and has been going strong picking up the coveted Gambero
Rosso Three-Glass award.
The family is very precise in their winemaking, controlling yields
so that each individual vine produces one bottle of wine. They stick
to traditional manual methods in the vineyard and create wines that
express the unique character of the land.
Vespa Bianco is the estate's primary wine, an excellent demonstration
of the potential Friulian wine has for power and evolution; both this
and the Vespa Rosso are blends of finished wines rather than "field
blends," meaning that the different varieites are combined after
fermentation. Tocai Plus is a powerful white that is enhanced through
partial appassimento or drying and, hopefully, with the noble
rot that is so well loved by winemakers. The Bastianich estate reserve
wine is Calabrone Rosso, which is released only when conditions are
ideal for growing and appassimento, allowing for a great
intensity in this blend of Refosco, Pignolo, and Cabernet Franc.
Related Wines and Links: Bastianich,
Damijan, Gravner,
Jermann, Kante,
La Castellada, Lis
Neris, Meroi, Miani,
Movia, Schiopetto,
Vie di Romans.
Featured Wine(s):
Bastianich
Vespa Bianco
Bastianich Vespa Rosso
Bastianich Calabrone Rosso
Bastianich Pinot Grigio
Bastianich Pinot Plus
Bastianich Tocai Colli Orientali
Bastianich Tocai Plus
Bastianich Joe's Bianco
Bastianich Joe's Rosso
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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