In the heart of Collio, Pinot Grigio takes on a much more serious and layered profile than the light, anonymous image often associated with this grape. Ronco dei Folo Pinot Grigio Collio D.O.C. 2024 comes from one of Friuli's most distinctive white wine regions and builds its style around manual harvesting, vinification without skin contact, and aging sur lie. This gives the wine more texture and length, while the fruit remains bright and refined.
Origin is crucial here for the style, precisely because Collio is one of Northern Italy's strongest white wine zones. Ronco dei Folo is composed of a precise selection of grapes from the heart of the Collio DOC, where soil and climate ensure a pronounced aromatic expression of white grapes.
- Location / Origin: This wine comes from the Collio DOC in Friuli, a hilly border region in northeastern Italy strongly associated with refined white wines. Ronco dei Folo clearly positions this Pinot Grigio in the heart of that appellation.
- Vineyard: The vines are planted at 5,500 vines per hectare. This is quite dense and helps to give the grapes more concentration and consistency.
- Yield: Production averages 7 tons of grapes per hectare, with a maximum juice yield of 70%. This is fitting for a wine built not only on freshness but also on structure and aromatic precision.
The cellar approach here is precise and meticulous, with great attention to freshness, purity, and texture.
- Harvest & Selection: The grapes are harvested by hand in the first 10 days of September. This provides more control over fruit quality and aligns well with the serious style of this Collio Pinot Grigio.
- Fermentation: Vinification proceeds without skin contact, after cold static settling, in stainless steel tanks at 16 °C. This keeps the fruit expression perfectly pure and gives the wine a clean, bright line.
- Aging / Oak Maturation: The wine ages for at least 3 months sur lie. This gives it extra texture and a broader, more refined mouthfeel without the influence of wood.
- Bottle Aging: After tank aging, a minimum of 2 months of bottle aging follows. This helps to achieve a calmer and more harmonious wine in the glass.
Here, everything revolves around 1 grape that can clearly provide more depth and structure in Collio than in a simpler style.
- Pinot Grigio – Collio: Pinot Grigio forms the complete basis and gives the wine its combination of pear, apple, melon, and a refined, subtly spicy tension.
