Venica Ribolla Gialla L’Adelchi 2020

Ribolla Gialla Collio DOC – A wine of the heart

In 2007 the two brothers Gianni and Giorgio Venica, current owners of the company, dedicated this wine to their father Adelchi. Thanks to all that he had left them: from the cellar to the vineyards, to the precious teachings, not only of the winemaking profession.

It is a wine of the heart that therefore represents the bond and the passing of the baton from one generation to another of the Venica family.

VARIETY

The Ribolla Gialla vine, with white berried grapes, is native to Friuli and is characterized by its bunches which, at the moment of maturity, acquire a particularly warm and intense color, almost gold, from which the attribute “yellow” in the name itself derives. of the variety. Very good to look at in the video at the bottom of this page.

It is a rather ancient vine with origins that are not well defined but in any case dated in Friuli-Venezia Giulia to the times of the XIII-XIV century. Some claim that it was present in the region since Roman times, others say that this variety came from the Ionian Islands, passing through Dalmatia, then part of the Republic of Venice.

The Ribolla Gialla vineyards are located within the DOC Collio area.

ALCOHOL IN VOL.%

12.5

TOTAL ACIDITY ‰

5.2

VARIETY

Ribolla Gialla is produced in a Collio DOC grape variety. It is a white berried grape belonging to the autochthonous vines typical of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region.

HARVEST

The grapes were harvested by hand and de-stemmed between 21 and 26 September 2019.

VINIFICATION | AGING

After harvesting, the grapes are macerated for about 14 hours at a temperature of 10 ° / 12 ° C in special containers, protected from oxygen with innovative systems by recycling their own fermentation carbon, in order to reduce the contribution of antioxidants. .
The must ferments and ages on the lees for 5 months both in large 20/27 HL wooden barrels (for 60%) and in steel containers (for 40%).

BOTTLING

The Collio Ribolla Gialla wine was assembled and bottled at the full moons between the end of March and June 2020.

COLOR

The Ribolla Gialla del Collio has a not intense straw yellow color, tending to greenish reflections.

OLFACTORY NOTES

The bouquet is pleasant, delicate but persuasive, with floral scents reminiscent of the forest, such as hawthorn and acacia, chestnut and oak flowers.
There are also fruity notes of golden apple, white peach, yellow plum, cedar peel and some nuances of honey.

TASTING NOTES

In the mouth it is very characteristic, fresh, dry, citrine, with a medium alcohol content. It is characterized by a marked acidity, typical of the grape.
Citrus fruits and the final mineral component are well present.

TO ACCOMPANY WITH

Cold seafood appetizers, especially oysters, crustaceans and crudités, or even with white meats.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE

12/13 ° C

AGING POTENTIAL

over 6 years