Pignolo Cru
Cru Friuli Nonino Family Selection, fresh, selected pomace from suitable areas of Pignolo grapes, in collaboration with Association of Pignolo of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Production very limited and numbered, strictly depending on the year’s harvest.
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Primary ProductCru Friuli Nonino Family Selection, fresh, selected pomace from suitable areas of Pignolo grapes, in collaboration with Association of Pignolo of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
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Artisanal DistillationBatch with head and tail cutting, in particular and exclusive copper steam stills renewed by Benito Nonino. Distillation takes place very slowly di give volatile components, responsible for the fragrances, e correct evaporation and consequent condensation preserving unchanged the precious organoleptic characteristics of the vine variety chosen.
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Alcohol Content43%
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BottlingHandmade, in flying hand blown phials, dated, with platinum silk screen. Copper plated stopper, handmade labeling.
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Taste SentationIt should be served at about 12°C or in an ice cold tulip shaped open glass. Before tasting, grappa should rest some minutes
in the glass: taking oxygen the fragrances are enhanced, the nose palate harmony is completed. -
TastingElegant and soft. Very fresh and fragrant with a scent of green pepper, spices and small red fruits (blackberries and raspberries). Long persistence, with notes of dried fruit.
1975
"After Picolit, the distillation of selected pomace had to continue with other autochthonous Friulian varieties but there was a problem. The grapes of my childhood, which my father had helped me to discover and love – Pignolo, Schioppettino, Ribolla Gialla and Tacelenghe – had ceased to exist! Or rather, they no longer existed officially. dministrative blunders had excluded these vine types from the EC list of varieties authorised for cultivation in Friuli, thus condemning them to certain death. I could not accept this. Those grapes were part of our history and my life." ...to be continued... Giannola Nonino, "Story of a passion"
1976
"We decided to offer an award for growers who took up the challenge of saving the varieties: one million lire – this was in 1975 – for any grower who planted one or more of the endangered vines. The day after our announcement, we received an icily worded warning from the viticultural authorities. Either we withdrew the announcement or they would rip out the vineyards planted to the autochthonous varieties and impose heavy fines on the growers and nurseries that cultivated them. It was just my kind of battle and I wasn’t going to walk away. So I got the people who were threatening me with fines to sit on the jury for the award. And in in this way, the Premio Nonino Risit d’Âur (Golden Vine Shoot Award) was born." ...to be continued... Giannola Nonino, "Story of a passion"
1977
"Three years later, the native vines of my childhood were safe. In 1983, the native grapes became recommended varieties and a few years later Schioppettino and Pignolo in particular were once again the oenological pearls of Friuli and ready to conquer the world." Giannola Nonino, "Story of a passion"
Primary Product
Production very limited and numbered, strictly depending on the year’s harvest.
Fermentation
In purity in anaerobic environment in stainless steel vats, immediately followed by distillation to avoid harmful secondary fermentations.
Natural aging
After distillation, Grappa rests from a minimum of 6 months to 1 year in stainless steel tanks to allow the various components to rebalance. At the end of the period, Grappa is ready for bottling.
100% Distilled with artisanal method
Batch with head and tail cutting, in particular and exclusive copper steam stills renewed by Benito Nonino. Distillation takes place very slowly di give volatile components, responsible for the fragrances, e correct evaporation and consequent condensation preserving unchanged the precious organoleptic characteristics of the vine variety chosen.
Sensations
Elegant and soft. It should be served at about 12°C or in an ice cold tulip shaped open glass. Very fresh and fragrant with a scent of green pepper, spices and small red fruits (blackberries and raspberries). Long persistence, with notes of dried fruit.
Packs
Grappa Cru Monovitigno® Pignolo is available in individual package - 500 ml capacity.
