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The wines
Our wines, purely from white grapes, are the richness of a borderland and benefit from the winds and breezes of maritime and continental origin.
The dynamic imprint of the Isonzo River has given rise to a variety of terroirs to be discovered in our wines.
We cultivate, vinify and dream in the DOC Friuli Isonzo area in the eastern part of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the Province of Gorizia. The Doc Friuli Isonzo includes a flat territory on the banks of the Rivers Isonzo and Judrio, gently sloping from the hills of the Collio and the Karst towards the Adriatic Sea.
In view of our size we produce in vineyards-gardens, that is extremely well-kept. Our selected artisan production is divided into different portions of the territory of Medea and, to each of them, we have attributed an emotional description that distinguishes them well:
“Sot la Mont, The grapes are high, away from pheasants”
At the foot of the Colle di Medea we mainly produce our Friulano “Sot la Mont” DOC Isonzo. Here the terroir is characterized by noble clays mixed with red gravel.
“L’Orto, we cultivate memory”
Behind the manor house near the old vegetable garden where grandfather Severino Brumat planted the vegetables that enriched the peasant table there are vineyards that have seen more than 70 years of harvests. The terroir is composed of colluvial deposits, red earth and other types coming from floods of other waterways such as Versa and Torre.
“Tant lavor ma .. biei raps e buine ue!” [a lot of work, but … beautiful bunches and good grapes]
Going towards the hamlet of Fratta di Romans d’Isonzo, this is the only vineyard that we cultivate as it is rented by the Franz Family.
Except for Friulano, the other labels are IGT Venezia Giulia and are equally lovingly followed according to the characteristics of the single grape variety and the terroir in which they are placed.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a globetrotter, skillful in learning languages, excelling in mastering dialects and accents that aren’t its own. The bright Gorizian summers have dressed it in a light mantle of warm tones. It greets you with a basket of luscious tropical fruits brought from distant, exotic lands. Best paired with a glance that lingers a second too long.
FRIULANO
The cool breeze from the sea brings relief from the summer heat in the “Sot la Mont” vineyard, nestled at the foot of the Medea hill. The initial nose offers the scent of a summer field: hay, yellow flowers, chamomile, broom, and the bloom of magnolia. Best paired with a peaceful moment of quiet reflection.
MALVASIA
The taste of Malvasia is as enveloping as a memory; it caresses the palate, warms, and embraces while holding firm to its light and refreshing soul. The finale of this story, of this sip, is the magic contained in a crystal of salt, making you want to start the tale all over again. Pair with that person met in an instant and remembered forever.
SAUVIGNON
It glows, sparkles, and dazzles like the first light of dawn that greets the north-facing vineyard. The Sauvignon takes a handful of salt from the sea and shards of rock from the mountains, crushes them, mixes and remixes them with the green scents of lime, cedar, and grapefruit. Best paired with salty skin and carefree silences.
CABERNET FRANC
Tonight, Gorizia feels like New York, and its countryside like the whole world; the Cabernet becomes almost human in this scent of metropolis and flowers, with those same violets tinged by two drops of geranium. Its hair is the forest, tipped with cherries, raspberries, and currants. Its skin is green pepper and the husks of foreign walnuts. Best paired with a window overlooking the city lights at night.
TECHNICAL AWARDS
BIBENDA / fondazione italiana sommelier
4/5 Chardonnay 2019
4/5 Friulano 2019
4/5 Malvasia 2019
4/5 Cabernet Franc 2020
4/5 Il Band 2022
3/5 Chardonnay 2022
4/5 Isonzo Friulano Sot la Mont 2022
3/5 Sauvignon 2022
3/5 Malvasia Chàos 2022
3/5 San Zuan 2022
International Wine Challenge – IWC
Bronze (85-89/100pt)
Malvasia 2019
The Winehunter Merano
Red (90-92.99/100pt)
Chardonnay 2019
Red (90-92.99/100pt)
Chardonnay 2022
Gambero Rosso
2 Bicchieri
Friulano 2022
2 Bicchieri
Malvasia 2022
2 Bicchieri
Merlot 2022
88 pt.
Friulano 2022
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