Malvasia 'Petris' Venica 2025
The Malvasia "Petris" is a rich, fresh, balanced, and intense expression of the Friulian Collio, vinified and matured only in steel. The aromas evoke white and yellow fruits, with exotic and floral nuances. The taste is fresh, savory, and mineral, with beautiful expressive harmony.
The "Petris" Malvasia by Venica & Venica is an intense and fresh wine produced in the marvelous region of Collio Friulano, a small strip of land on the border with Slovenia. The mild and breezy climate and the soils made up of flysch, or ponca in Friulian, create a perfect habitat for white grape varieties. This ancient grape variety of Greek origin has been cultivated in this area for centuries with particular clones of Malvasia Istriana, with a delicately aromatic, elegant, and savory profile. It is a classic white, vinified partly in steel and partly in wood, expressing floral aromas, rich fruit, and mineral notes typical of the Gorizian terroir.
The "Petris" Malvasia is produced by one of the leading wineries in the Collio Goriziano area. Venica & Venica is located in the northern zone, near Dolegna del Collio, and was founded in 1930. Today it manages about forty hectares of vineyards dedicated to the cultivation of native grape varieties and the main international varieties, which have been cultivated in Friuli Venezia Giulia for a long time with excellent results. The winery's philosophy has always been oriented towards