Vie di Romans

The grapes for the Ciampagnis come from a 7.8 hectare site located just above sea level at an altitude of 32 metres. Fresh, Mediterranean-spicy bouquet with notes of white flowers and an exotic touch. On the palate with medium pressure and a beautiful silky texture, rich aromas of citrus, pineapple and apple, the long yeast ageing provides a terrific freshness and complexity. A wine with great enthusiasm potential, full of energy and personality with a mineral finish. SUPERIORE.DE

Beautiful interpretation of the grape variety: Herbaceous and minty notes on the nose, plus lavender and sage. Then very tasty and complex on the palate of dark fruits, dried cherries, complemented by tones of undergrowth and tobacco. A touch of fine tannins, minerals and traces of rosemary and liquorice lead this medium-bodied red seductively into a sophisticated final. SUPERIORE.DE

Friulano Dolée is another impressive flagship of Vie di Romans. Bright straw yellow colour. Clean, fresh aromas of honey, citrus and pear, complemented by ripe banana. On the palate, its soft texture provides an ideal sounding board for the beautifully layered fruit basket of peach, melon, quince and fresh pear. A ripe, finessed wine that finishes long and with excellent acid-fruit balance. SUPERIORE.DE

"This is really intense and exotic with lots of dried-pineapple and peach character. Spicy, too. It's full-bodied and layered with some phenolics, but the dry and exotic star fruit and peach is so intense at the finish." James Suckling

Vibrant golden straw yellow. The floral and spicy nose offers ripe pear, cinnamon, chamomile, white peach and grapefruit with subtle hints of ginger. Rich and racy, with layered fruit tree and tropical fruit flavours and a subtle spice that lingers beautifully on the rich, lush finish. Its excellent saltiness and a very juicy, fresh cut accompany the tropical and spicy fruit flavours on the long finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"This is a fantastic white. Opulent and spicy with so much clove and dried lemon and lime. It's full and oily, yet solid and energetic at the same time. Goes on for a long time. Malvasia, riesling and friulano. Already fascinating to drink, but will age beautifully." James Suckling

Warm, rich golden yellow. On the rich bouquet, pretty white and yellow flowers, layers of apricot, pear and melon. In the drink, a rich texture, certain opulence and beautiful intensity, with hints of spices and almonds, all framed by a virile acidity that leads this total work of art into a long, furious finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"Plenty of cooked and dried apple with some pie crust and a hint of toffee. High-tone and aromatic. Full-bodied with a tight center-palate and lots of fruit and fresh acidity. Opulent and energetic at the end." James Suckling

Rive Alte Sauvignon Blanc Piere is the lighter of the winery's two Sauvignons, but both wines are beautiful in their own way. Piere shows earthy notes of green olive, garden tomato leaves and sage on the palate, rounded off by upbeat and tangy flavours of citrus orange peel and some crushed mineral and white pepper. All the elements are in place and like all Vie di Romans whites, Piere needs time in the glass to find its centre and minerality. And if you have the patience to give it to him, he is great. SUPERIORE.DE

"The purity of fruit in this is really something, offering salt, chalk, sliced mango and papaya. It's full and phenolic with layers of fruit and so much richness at the end. Yet, it's ever so long and intense. Lasts for minutes." James Suckling

The Vie di Romans team produced a soft, silky wine this year with aromas of ripe apricot and honey that harmonise well with the fleshy richness of the mouthfeel. The expressive and very varietal palate is topped with abundant stone fruit, melon and pear. This is a strong showing from one of the winery's flagships. SUPERIORE.DE

"A gorgeous, opulent sauvignon blanc with lots of ripe fruit that comes across as pineapple and mango. It's full and rather oily with lots of fruit and a long, long finish. Spicy and minerally at the end. One of the best sauvignon blancs from Italy." James Suckling

Dut' Un is a full-bodied cuvée of Chardonnay and Sauvignon with generous texture, built high with layers of orchard fruit, lime, apricot, cooked pear, spice, custard and lemon mousse. It is a big wine that relies on its geographical origins and the vineyard's well-draining limestone clay soils for its flavour intensity and purity. Ageing on the lees for 8 months gives it its creamy character and firm structure. For all its fruitiness and complexity, it has a distinctive minerality and freshness that will age beautifully. SUPERIORE.DE

"Lots of sliced apple, peach and dried lemon. Full-bodied with a dense, rich center-palate that's toned by the acidity and phenolics. It's quite oily at the end. Fruit-forward." James Suckling

2016 is the debut vintage of the single-varietal Pinot Nero, which is only produced in the best years. Fine, very elegant bouquet of redcurrant, blueberry and sweet spicy notes. Cool and lean on the palate, of Burgundian finesse and structure, the fruit discreetly underpinned by fine spice and wonderfully polished tannin. Long and complex with aristocratic restraint and blessed with great ageing potential. SUPERIORE.DE

2016 is the debut vintage of the single-varietal Pinot Nero, which is only produced in the best years. Fine, very elegant bouquet of redcurrant, blueberry and sweet spicy notes. Cool and lean on the palate, of Burgundian finesse and structure, the fruit discreetly underpinned by fine spice and wonderfully polished tannin. Long and complex with aristocratic restraint and blessed with great ageing potential. SUPERIORE.DE

For more than thirty years, Vie di Romans has been vinifying only its own grapes in order to respect and express the respective vineyards of origin. The crus "Piere", "Vieris", "Vie di Romans", "Ciampagnis", "Dessimis" and others embody the sensory quintessence of their grapes of origin, each with its own recognisable and enduring historical character.

With the ambitious project "I Climat" (traditional Burgundian term), Gianfranco Gallo wants to present the terroir expression of his wines in the truest and most authentic way. Each individual terroir offers a certain variability: it is up to the winemaker to decide whether to capture its unique essence or to use it in a more general way.

At Vie di Romans, the Chardonnay variety was chosen because it has an innate, genetic ability to connect in a very noticeable way with the different soil-climate complexes in which it grows. The six different Climat wines come from specific Chardonnay parcels within the two crus vineyards, Vie di Romans and Ciampagnis, and contain the names or name components of the families who farmed these vineyards in the distant past - Nuts, Goss, Curie, Glesie, Boghis and Cortesar. In the past, local properties were very parcelled out and, unlike today, were farmed by the same family or owner for generations.

It is important to mention that uniform viticulture and vinification practices were used in the vinification of all six site Chardonnays, so that no external factor could compromise the unique and natural expression. Each vintage (since the beginning of 2015) is the result of 18 months of "elevage sur lie" followed by two years of bottle ageing. The extended maturation period was deliberately chosen to allow the wine to develop the authentic sensory expression that a specific soil-climate unit is capable of producing.

Gianfranco Gallo is convinced that the true identity of a wine and the terroir that produces it only emerges through longevity, because it is only through this process that the wine discovers its inner balance, stability and unmistakable identity. SUPERIORE.DE

The strictly limited wooden box of 6 contains the following wines:

1x 0,75l "Goss" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Cortesar" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,00 % vol
1x 0,75l "Boghis" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,00 % vol
1x 0,75l "Nuts" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Curie" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Glesie" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2015 / 13,50 % vol

For more than thirty years, Vie di Romans has been vinifying only its own grapes in order to respect and express the respective vineyards of origin. The crus "Piere", "Vieris", "Vie di Romans", "Ciampagnis", "Dessimis" and others embody the sensory quintessence of their grapes of origin, each with its own recognisable and enduring historical character.

With the ambitious project "I Climat" (traditional Burgundian term), Gianfranco Gallo wants to present the terroir expression of his wines in the truest and most authentic way. Each individual terroir offers a certain variability: it is up to the winemaker to decide whether to capture its unique essence or to use it in a more general way.

At Vie di Romans, the Chardonnay variety was chosen because it has an innate, genetic ability to connect in a very noticeable way with the different soil-climate complexes in which it grows. The six different Climat wines come from specific Chardonnay parcels within the two crus vineyards, Vie di Romans and Ciampagnis, and contain the names or name components of the families who farmed these vineyards in the distant past - Nuts, Goss, Curie, Glesie, Boghis and Cortesar. In the past, local properties were very parcelled out and, unlike today, were farmed by the same family or owner for generations.

It is important to mention that uniform viticulture and vinification practices were used in the vinification of all six site Chardonnays, so that no external factor could compromise the unique and natural expression. Each vintage (since the beginning of 2015) is the result of 18 months of "elevage sur lie" followed by two years of bottle ageing. The extended maturation period was deliberately chosen to allow the wine to develop the authentic sensory expression that a specific soil-climate unit is capable of producing.

Gianfranco Gallo is convinced that the true identity of a wine and the terroir that produces it only emerges through longevity, because it is only through this process that the wine discovers its inner balance, stability and unmistakable identity. SUPERIORE.DE

The strictly limited wooden box of 6 contains the following wines:

1x 0,75l "Goss" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 14,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Cortesar" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 14,00 % vol
1x 0,75l "Boghis" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 14,00 % vol
1x 0,75l "Nuts" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 14,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Curie" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 14,50 % vol
1x 0,75l "Glesie" Chardonnay Friuli Isonzo DOC 2016 / 15,00 % vol