The undisputed rising star among Italy's fine wine producing regions since the early 1970s has been the northeast, notably the province of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Partly as a result of its total regeneration following the second World War, and partly due to the unsinkable determination of its people, Friuli Venezia Giulia was rebuilt from scratch into what is today Italy's most technically and commercially advanced wine-producing area. Among its viticultural houses, none has captured greater achievement nor well earned respect than Azienda Fratelli Pighin, one of the region's most esteemed producers of pure varietal, DOC Grave del Friuli wines.
The fine gravel soils of the Collio yield an intense expression of this grape in a wine of refined, ripe pear and stone fruit flavors and aromas underscored by elegant floral, mineral and roasted hazelnut notes.--Winemakers Note
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