GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Livio Felluga
Region: Rosazzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Appellation: Rosazzo DOCG
Type: Dry white wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2018
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: Sustainable
Grapes used: Friulano + Pinot Blanc + Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2018 harvest
Winemaking details: not communicated
Aging: 10 months under oak + 9 months in bottle
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon (straw)
- Intensity = Medium
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Wet stones, white peach, acacia, jasmine, asparagus, vanilla, hints of exotic fruits
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Wet stones, white peach, acacia, jasmine, asparagus, vanilla, hints of exotic fruits
- Other = Good level of freshness and acidity coupled with a great range of diverse aromas
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 8-12 years
- Can gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 70 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = good value for money
- Comparison with same price competition = Top quality
- Suitability for Diabetics = kevel of residual sugar not communicated
- Service Temperature = around 12°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Fish plates, white meat, vegetables, salads, fresh cheeses, risotto
- Comments = Intense and complex aromatic coupled with a refreshing acidity and mineral notes. There is no doubt that this wine is among the great white wines from Fruili. It is very elegant with a nuanced palate and long finish. Kept under good conditions, this wine has a great aging potential that need to be exploited.
- Final Grade = A
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
