2015 Borgo del Tiglio Collio Studio di Bianco DOC
Regular price $109.98
95 Wine Advocate - The 2015 Collio Studio di Bianco opens to a deep golden color with greenish highlights that shine from deep within. That luminosity is just beautiful. Three grapes are used in the blend—Sauvignon, Friulano and Riesling Renano, all planted in the estate's Ruttars vineyard. The grapes are harvested and processed together, thus creating a difficult balance in which the attributes of one variety are pitted against the other two. For example, the Sauvignon and the Riesling add the acidity necessary to balance out the Friulano that ends up being harvested later than normal. This is a robust and creamy expression that wraps thickly over the palate with stone fruit, white flowers and marine breeze aromas.
Studio di Bianco is a blend of Friulano/Sauvignon and Friulano/Riesling co-fermentations from the estate’s hillside vineyards in Ruttars, close to the Slovenian border. Generally the blend is 50% Friulano, 25% Sauvignon and 25% Riesling Renano.
Studio di Bianco is one of Italy's great white wines and the masterpiece of Nicola Manferrari, whose tiny estate, Borgo del Tiglio, sits in the hills of Collio, near the Slovenian border. Revered by collectors for its precision, longevity, and individuality, Studio di Bianco is not merely a blend of varieties—it is an expression of a single vineyard and a singular vision. Manferrari created the wine after years of experimentation, discovering that Friulano, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling Renano could produce something greater together than any one grape could alone. The blend has remained remarkably consistent since the mid-1990s, and the wine is made only in vintages that meet his exacting standards.
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Vintage Wine Merchants
377 Santana Row, Suite 1135
San Jose, CA 95128
408-260-1115
