Vintage Notes

2010

A summer rainier than usual and an ideal even if fickle September led us through this harvest. Wines have more acidity and less alcohol with a solid aromatic base. They are well balanced and their development will bring pleasant surprises in the future.

2009

Another early harvest which left tradition behind. High temperatures, which have characterized the beginning of the harvest, got lower slowing down the maturation of red grapes. Wines express an enfolding structure, well-integrated with freshness and saltiness.

2008
The first part of the season was rainier than usual, but at the end of July the sunshine arrived accompanied by wind and day-night temperature variations. The wines have good fruit and varietal character. On the whole the vintage is superior to the previous one.

2007
The earliest vintage in living memory in Friuli. The white wines are mouth-filling, with a savoury/acid tension that ensures a very interesting mineral evolution. The reds, which benefited from perfect phenolic ripeness, deliver at and above the level of expectation.

2006
A vintage in which everything seemed to go perfectly, especially for the whites. Wines of character with great fruit and structure, but also delicious drinkability thanks to an ideal summer in the vineyards.

2005
Provided there was the appropriate vineyard management (leaf and bunch thinning turned out to be essential) this is a vintage which offers good quality wines. Low August temperatures - the coolest for nearly 30 years - and light but frequent rain delayed the harvest .

2004
This wasn't an easy vintage. The cool damp summer with moderate highs and low minimum temperatures (at times extremely low) slowed the ripening processes down and the grapes came in with above average acidity.

2003
An African summer brought the harvest forward considerably. Emergency irrigation was fundamental to keep the freshness of the grapes. Wines of structure and breadth.

2002
Cool and rainy summer. August was a very difficult month, but where there were the conditions to wait, it was possible to recover with a very good September. A very complex vintage.

2001
2001 can be described as the vintage of regularity and balance. It was characterized by very good summer months and a well-distributed harvest. Long-lasting wines with great potential.

2000
July was cool and rainy and August very hot and dry The structure of the wines is the keynote rather than aromatic potential.