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ISA0522SW
Verduzzo Friulano
2022
Friuli
Sustainable farming

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia (to use its full name) is an interesting and unique region of North-East Italy famed and much revered for producing some richer textured whites and lighter and fresher reds. With Venice as its capital, the Adriatic to the south, the Austrian Alps to the north and Slovenia to the East it has a mild maritime climate, with cooling winds and moderate summers. A long drawn out growing season ensures ripe grapes with good concentration, especially given their low yields (some of the lowest in Italy). White wine dominates with indigenous varieties Friulano (W), Refosco and Schioppettino (R) shining though. The trend in Friuli winemaking is to express purity of fruit, taking the grapes quickly off the skins, preventing oxidation and using little (if any) oak.

It was only in 1959 that Isola Augusta's founder, Renzo Bassini, first saw potential in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia clay soils and vineyards in which sits the modern day winery. Replanting old vines and renovating the outhouses they were quick to modernise, replacing many of the chemical interventions with physical processes and even pioneering the use of cold fermentation in the region. Since its foundation it has stayed in the family and now in the third generation Jacopo ensures the vineyard is managed using low environmental impact systems, almost entirely replacing chemical treatment with organic ones. Since 1990, the whole facility has been heated naturally using geothermal energy and in the early 2000s, the company achieved energy self-sufficiency, all with zero emissions.

Tasting note: Soft; baked orchard fruits. Fried apricots and peaches with a savoury; pastry mid palate. Developed and complex; but not cloying the finish has freshness; youth and a touch of baking spice.
Winemaking Detail: Fermentation at 20° . Juice is left on skins for two days to macerate at 22° C before a long fermentation is held. 2 months on the lees.
Features Apricot Peach Honey Pastry Savoury

Features Apricot, Bright, Honey, Pastry, Peach, Savoury,
Tasting note Soft, baked orchard fruits. Fried apricots and peaches with a savoury, pastry mid palate. Developed and complex, but not cloying the finish has freshness, youth and a touch of baking spice.
Drink with
Apricot tart, Honeycomb, Ice cream,

Wine details

Country Italy
Region Friuli
Producer Isola Augusta
Wine Name Verduzzo Friulano
Colour Sweet
Style Fresh & Floral
Vintage 2022
Main Grape Verduzzo Friulano
Other Grapes
Size 37.5cl Half Bottle
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.13
Production 4000
Aging 4 months total; 2 months on the less in mildly toasted French oak
Soil Clay; silt and sand
Time to drink Now - 2025
Winemaking Detail Fermentation at 20° . Juice is left on skins for two days to macerate at 22° C before a long fermentation is held. 2 months on the lees.

ISA0522SW
Isola Augusta
Verduzzo Friulano
2022
Friuli
Sustainable farming

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (to use its full name) is an interesting and unique region of North-East Italy famed and much revered for producing some richer textured whites and lighter and fresher reds. With Venice as its capital, the Adriatic to the south, the Austrian Alps to the north and Slovenia to the East it has a mild maritime climate, with cooling winds and moderate summers. A long drawn out growing season ensures ripe grapes with good concentration, especially given their low yields (some of the lowest in Italy). White wine dominates with indigenous varieties Friulano (W), Refosco and Schioppettino (R) shining though. The trend in Friuli winemaking is to express purity of fruit, taking the grapes quickly off the skins, preventing oxidation and using little (if any) oak.

It was only in 1959 that Isola Augusta's founder, Renzo Bassini, first saw potential in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia clay soils and vineyards in which sits the modern day winery. Replanting old vines and renovating the outhouses they were quick to modernise, replacing many of the chemical interventions with physical processes and even pioneering the use of cold fermentation in the region. Since its foundation it has stayed in the family and now in the third generation Jacopo ensures the vineyard is managed using low environmental impact systems, almost entirely replacing chemical treatment with organic ones. Since 1990, the whole facility has been heated naturally using geothermal energy and in the early 2000s, the company achieved energy self-sufficiency, all with zero emissions.

Tasting note: Soft; baked orchard fruits. Fried apricots and peaches with a savoury; pastry mid palate. Developed and complex; but not cloying the finish has freshness; youth and a touch of baking spice.
Winemaking Detail: Fermentation at 20° . Juice is left on skins for two days to macerate at 22° C before a long fermentation is held. 2 months on the lees.
Features Apricot Peach Honey Pastry Savoury

Features Apricot, Bright, Honey, Pastry, Peach, Savoury,
Tasting note Soft, baked orchard fruits. Fried apricots and peaches with a savoury, pastry mid palate. Developed and complex, but not cloying the finish has freshness, youth and a touch of baking spice.
Drink with
Apricot tart, Honeycomb, Ice cream,

Wine details

Country Italy
Region Friuli
Producer Isola Augusta
Wine Name Verduzzo Friulano
Style Fresh & Floral
Vintage 2022
Main Grape Verduzzo Friulano
Other Grapes
Size 37.5cl Half Bottle
Closure Cork
A.B.V. 0.13
Production 4000
Aging 4 months total; 2 months on the less in mildly toasted French oak
Soil Clay; silt and sand
Time to drink Now - 2025
Winemaking Detail Fermentation at 20° . Juice is left on skins for two days to macerate at 22° C before a long fermentation is held. 2 months on the lees.