Livio Felluga, `Terre Alte`2020

Livio Felluga emigrated from Istria and established his property in Brazzano in the 1950s. Convinced of the winemaking potential inherent in Collio and the Colli Orientali of Friuli, he bucked the trend of the times and started buying vineyards. Their landmark Terre Alte was first produced in 1981 and they have continued to make innovative and consistently high quality wines since.

Winemaker Andrea Felluga has embraced stelvin in a characteristically forward-looking way. After experimenting with the closure for five years, he felt confident in using the stelvin closure to retain freshness and perfume in his wines.

The healthy and perfectly ripe grapes were harvested by hand, in small crates, to preserve the integrity of the berries. Carefully destemmed and left to macerate for a short period, the fruit was then soft crushed and the must obtained was allowed to settle.

The must underwent fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and was then racked onto oak casks where the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation took place. It then settled on the lees to enhance savouriness, creaminess and ageing potential. Bottling took place the following summer. Tertiary aromas will develop over the years to come.