This is a predominantly Balance & Finesse wine, but it shares structural nuances of Rich & Full as described in the tasting note below.
Tasting Notes
Full-bodied with acidity that follows suit. The Borgo del Tiglio Collio Bianco straddles Balance & Finesse and Rich & Full, with layers of white peach, ginger, lemongrass, mineral, honey, and spice notes that linger in the long finish.
Body is the impression of a wines weight, density, or its ‘mouth-feel’. Some wines feel weighty, or full bodied, while others feel light bodied. Wine runs the gamut from light to full, with most falling somewhere in between.
ACIDITY
Low
Moderate
Balanced
Crisp
High
Acidity is a foundational component in wine. In fact, low acidity, or ‘flabby’ wine (as the term suggests) is a negative. You can sense acidity mainly on the sides of your tongue. Acidity generally ranges from balanced to high. Crisp acidity adds freshness, making your mouth water. Acidity is a necessary element and helps to balance other components.
SWEETNESS
Dry
Off Dry
Medium Dry
Medium Sweet
Very Sweet
Most wines are characterized as dry to off-dry, but there are some grape varietals, like Riesling, that run the gamut from dry to sweet. The tip of the tongue mainly detects sweetness, which is why it is often the primary characteristic detected. Sweetness is derived from residual sugar that did not ferment into alcohol.
ALCOHOL
14.5%
Alcohol is the by-product of fermentation. Differing grape varieties have differing potential alcohol levels, but regardless warmer areas result in riper grapes resulting in higher alcohol. Alcohol level is an objective number, but its affect on its palate impression is largely determined with how well integrated and balanced it is with other components.
An exemplar to the quality and intensity of northern Italian wine.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Friuliano
Free-oo-LYA-no
Better known by its former moniker, ‘Tocai Friuliano’, Friuliano is native to Friuli, northern Italy exhibiting a perfume, and pear-like aromas with slight bitter almond notes on the finish. It can greatly range in style from Light and Crisp to more Balance & Finesse or even slightly Rich & Full Palate Characters--the crisp acidity offsets the potential richness.
Riesling
REES-ling
Riesling is one of the greatest, long-lived white wines in the world, highly expressive of the nuances of its respective terroir. The wines are generally relatively low to moderate in alcohol with crisp acidity and full of flavor and extract. Stylistically, it can vary from bone dry to quite sweet, and with age can develop intense aromatics. Because Riesling is so expressive of the terroir from where it is grown, it can show a potential mix of floral, fruity, intensely mineral, smoky and/or spicy aromas and flavors depending on the soil, climate, and exposure.
Sauvignon Blanc
So-vee-NYON BLON
Sauvignon Blanc is grown throughout the world, and can have a wide range of aromas and flavors that vary depending on the terroir. It is most famous for White Bordeaux and the wines of the Loire Valley. The wines are typically Bright & Crisp, dry, and can vary from citrus fruit and pitted fruit, grass, mineral, herbs, and gooseberries. It is versatile with food, pairs particularly well with herbs and garlic, and is most famous for how well it marries with fresh goat cheese.
Nicola Manferrari originally followed the family vocation in pharmacology, but it was never something he was passionate about, rather it was more of a nod to family tradition.
In 1981, when Nicola’s father died, he was put in charge of his father’s winemaking ‘hobby’, including five hectares of land with three hectares of vines. Nicola had previously been fired by his from the pharmacy for various reasons, but he was ultimately fired a last time because of his passion for making winemaking, eventually making some of most interesting mineral driven wines in the Collio.
The Bianco Collio is a mix of Friulano, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. The vineyards are densely planted, and low yielding. The resulting grapes are hand-picked, gravity flow is used in the cellars to not disturb the must, and then it is vinified in small wood barrels, and resting on their lees for nine or ten months before being blended together in larger barrels.
White Peach
Ginger
Mineral
