Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 NO20230705 finishing long and structured with

finishing long and structured with delicate notes of licorice

Benoit Stehly

distinct from Les Beguines and built from grand-cru Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sources rather than the Gueux Meunier parcel

The fruit comes from one organically farmed acre at Adel's Vineyard

Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 NO20230705 finishing long and structured withFriuli's Colli Orientali is one of those border regions where the conventional Italian script gets thrown out and Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) has a quiet but real history here. Tunella's version comes from the Zorzettig family's vineyards on ponca, the marl and sandstone soils that give Friuli whites their saline tension and lend Pinot a surprising lift. The wine is medium bodied, perfumed, and fresh closer in spirit to a cool climate Alpine Pinot than