Friulano 'Primarul' Venica 2025
The Friulano "Primarul" by Venica is a white wine from Collio with a fresh, typical, and round sip, matured for a few months on the lees in steel containers. On the palate, it expresses a fragrant, immediate sip, medium-bodied, and with a pleasant mineral freshness, marked by notes of white fruit, vegetal hints, delicate floral scents, and a typical nuance of toasted almond.
The Friulano “Primarul” from the famous Collio winery Venica is the most typical white wine of this corner of Friuli, bordering Slovenia. Once known as Tocai, it is made from an ancient French grape variety from the Bordeaux area, Sauvignonasse, which arrived in Italy during the 19th century. In the sunny and mild hilly area of Collio Goriziano, it has found the ideal conditions to produce a rich, fruity, and harmonious white, which soon became the everyday wine of the territory and the emblem of the region.
“Primarul” is a pure Friulano, born in the beautiful estate of Collio at the Venica winery. The vineyards are located in the hilly area of Dolegna del Collio, characterized by a cool and breezy climate and soils made up of marls and sandstones rich in minerals. This is one of the historically most suitable Italian areas for the production of great, intense, and fruity whites. The Friulano grapes are harvested from the estate's most suitable vineyards. The harvest is carried out manually in the first half of September. The grapes undergo a cold maceration in oxygen-protected tanks,from oxygen, in order to avoid oxidation, at a temperature of 10-12 °C for 12-14 hours. At the end of the soft pressing, the free-run must ferments in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. Before bottling, the wine matures in steel tanks on the lees for about 6 months.
The Friulano wine "Primarul" by Venica is a beautiful version of this classic from the Collio tradition. A great white table wine, it pairs very well with seafood first courses, vegetable-based preparations, or a platter of San Daniele ham. In the glass, it presents a bright and luminous light yellow color. The olfactory profile recalls the scents of wildflowers, aromatic herbs, fragrant citrus fruits, aromas of white-fleshed fruit, peach apple, and fresh almond. On the palate, it shows a good structure, with a harmonious and satisfying sip, rich in ripe and dense fruity aromas, that extend towards the finish characterized by a clear saline trail. The closure has a good taste persistence, fruity and balanced, with the characteristic almond nuance.