Pignolo Riserva Moschioni 2012

The Pignolo by Moschioni is one of those red wines from Friuli that remain etched, a red wine with a structure and an infinite power. Elegant, sturdy, muscular, full of great strength and character: a red wine capable of surprising anyone. We are in a land of great white wines, where Michele has had the courage to devote his life to the production of red wines of immense character; a choice then counter that led to producing wines a few wines, without noise, without homologate the fashions and trends of the market. Michele has always put his face, gave us a commitment immoderate. Managed to realize his dream of a heritage of great prestige. A clear example of this is his Pignolo born of vineyards located in Cividale del Friuli and Prepotto, with exposure to the South, Southeast, at an altitude of 180-190 meters above sea level. The Pignolo has a grapes small cluster, cylindrical, with a small berry, round, thick, leathery, tannic. The harvest is manual and late, not before the beginning of October, and the fermentation is triggered with indigenous yeasts and is done in wooden vats. The aging of this Pignolo is the important ones: 12 months in new barrels, 12 months in large oak barrels and 6-8 months in steel tanks where there is a natural settling of the wine is then bottled without filtration. The structure and the power of this Pignolo will surprise you, as well as his powerful notes of ripe plum and cherry. An overwhelming taste, really persistent tannins that indicates the absolute level of longevity of this Pignolo...