Winery Gigante - Picolit

Winery GigantePicolit

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Picolit of Winery Gigante is a sweet wine from the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Picolit of Winery Gigante in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gigante's Picolit.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Dorsa

Intraspecific cross between the limberger and the dornfelder made in 1971 by Bernard Hill of the Weinsberg Research Institute in Germany. It can be found in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic and the United States. Note that Cabernet Dorio has the same parents.

Last vintages of this wine

Picolit - 2008
In the top 100 of of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Picolit from Winery Gigante are 2008

Informations about the Winery Gigante

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne

The Winery Gigante is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Frioul-Vénétie Julienne
In the top 30000 of of Italy wines
In the top 1000 of of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit wines
In the top 3500 of sweet wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

The wine region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit is located in the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Roncaia or the Domaine Marco Sara produce mainly wines sweet, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit are Ribolla gialla et Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit often reveals types of flavors of apricot, raisin or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit or earth.


The wine region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous region in Italy, located in the extreme Northeast of the country, bordered by Austria and Slovenia to the north and east respectively. The eponymous wine region has four DOCGs, twelve DOCs and three PGIs and is best known for its white wine production. 77% of the region's wines are white, one of the highest proportions of any Italian region. The region's wines are distinctly different from other Italian wines in that they are made from non-traditional Grape varieties such as Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Pinot blanc, as well as typically Italian varieties such as pinot gris and picolit.

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The word of the wine: Extra raw

Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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