Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 BFCM21ALL red-berry depth

red-berry depth

though it is already hard to put down

with wines rooted in sea air

evolving towards warmer

a wall of sun-baked terraces climbing 200 meters above the Danube on barren primary rock

Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 BFCM21ALL red-berry depthFriuli's Colli Orientali is one of those border regions where the conventional Italian script gets thrown out and Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) has a quiet but real history here. Tunella's version comes from the Zorzettig family's vineyards on ponca, the marl and sandstone soils that give Friuli whites their saline tension and lend Pinot a surprising lift. The wine is medium bodied, perfumed, and fresh closer in spirit to a cool climate Alpine Pinot than