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 Producer:
Miani
Region: Friuli
DOC(G):
Colli
Orientali del Friuli
About the Producer:
Enzo Pontoni
took over the family vineyards nearly 11 years ago after his father
passed away. Enzo, who stands almost seven feet tall,
worked as an engineer for 17 years but eventually had to return
to his
home and his true passion. This reclusive maverick owns a mere 4
hectares of vineyards and rents another 9, all of which he
runs organically and from which he produces less than
700 cases
a year. A man of the land, Enzo practices the same principles
set by masters like Valentini, Gravner, Quintarelli,
and Radikon. He works in shockingly unassuming cellars - which
he calmly admits are falling apart - where Enzo transforms his
exceptionally
minuscule
yields of a dozen different varieties into delightful, rich wines.
The result is a tiny line of decadent, full-bodied, complex wines
that are near impossible to obtain and one of which is perhaps Friuli's
greatest example of Sauvignon Blanc.
Related Wines and Links: Bastianich,
Damijan, Gravner,
Jermann, Kante,
La Castellada, Lis
Neris, Meroi, Miani,
Movia, Schiopetto,
Vie di Romans.
Featured Wine(s):
Miani
Tocai Friulano
Miani Ribolla Gialla
Miani Chardonnay
Miani Merlot
Miani Sauvignon Blanc
Miani Vigna Calvari
Miani Rosso
Miani Bianco
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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