2017 I Clivi Verduzzo [V94]

Producer: I Clivi 
Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy 
Blend: 100% Verduzzo 
Year: 2017  

Vinous, 94 Points 

"Vivid golden-tinged straw-green.  Minerals, white flowers, ripe apricot and almond paste on the captivating nose.  Then very elegant and pure tangerine, green papaya and herbal flavors complicated by a strong almondy note emerging on the longer mineral-stained finish.  Exuding outstanding clarity and cut, this is a knockout and very pure Friulano, the product of very old vines (greater than 70 years old) in Gramogliano." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Distinctive variety perhaps best known for sweet wines. This dry example shows a distinctive oily, slightly phenolic texture, fresh acidity, very complex and interesting aromas and flavors (herbal hints, white peach, even a hint of marmalade). Powerful structure and majestic posture over a tannic architecture.  Gentle, Violets aromas with an austere licorice finish. Full, Dense, with a lot of viscosity of licorice." 

Alcohol: 13% 

Organically farmed. 

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