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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG produces sweet white wine with dried-fruit aromas that is harvested by hand from the Picolit grape. It is produced in limited quantities, making it a rare wine.
With its fresh, rich flavor, unctuous concentration and subtle dried-fruit bouquet, Picolit has gained a reputation as one of the most famous sweet Italian white wines.
The grapes are air-dried before vinification, either on the vine, or in straw baskets or shelves in specially-equipped drying rooms. Although traditionalists are using special drying rooms, it is allowed to use less romantic methods, such as mechanical ventilated storage rooms.
The center of production is located around the cities of Rocca Bernarda and Buttrio in the west, and Savorgnano del Torre in the north, comprising a total number of 14 municipalities in the province of Udine.
The main grape used for Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG is Picolit (85-100%), with the permitted addition of local white grapes from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia zone (0-15%), with the exception of Traminer Aromatico variety.
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG has a more or less intense golden to deep amber color, as well as an intense, inviting and delicate scent, with notes of raisins and a slight touch of wood.
The taste, varying from sweetish to sweet, is warm and balanced, often with a touch of wood from maturation. This is quite an unusual dessert wine, with a slightly perfumed, warm, smooth and delicate taste.
This wine pairs well with dessert, almond cake or biscotti.
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