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2008 Borgo del Tiglio Tocai Ronco della Chiesa Collio
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2008 Borgo del Tiglio Tocai Ronco della Chiesa Collio

Producer: Borgo del Tiglio
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Tocai
Origin: Italy
Region: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
Appellation: Collio

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , September/October 2011

($90) Bright, medium-deep yellow. Complex aromas of pear, cut grass, butter and tropical fruit. Rich, dense and suave on entry, then precise and focused in the mid-palate thanks to harmonious acidity that nicely frames the rich almond and citrus flavors. Offers very smooth texture and better-than-average complexity for a friulano. (Sussex Wine Merchants, Moorestown, NJ)

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Italy, like France, offers a world of wine styles within a single country: dry Italian white wines ranging from lively and minerally to powerful and full-bodied; cheap and cheerful Italian red wines in both a cooler, northern style and a richer, warmer southern style; structured, powerful reds capable of long aging in bottle; sparkling wines; sweet wines and dessert wines.
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Tocai Friulano

The Northeast of Italy is the exception to the pattern established in the rest of the country; here, white wine grapes are the standouts, while reds, although often interesting, are the afterthoughts. For an example of this, look at the grape Tocai. Also traditionally known as Tocai Friuliano, for its native growing region Friuli, this grape is a member of the Sauvignon family. Like its more recognizable and well-traveled cousin, Sauvignon Blanc, Tocai produces...
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