Livio Felluga "Abbazia di Rosazzo" Rosazzo DOCG 2021
(Rosazzo, Italy)
Regular price $145.00 Sale price $124.97 Save $20.03
About the Winery:
The winery was founded in 1956, after Livio Felluga relocated from his native Istria, but the family's winemaking traditions date back to the mid-19th century. Founder and patriarch Livio Felluga is accredited with innovating and mastering modern wine making in Italy. While Felluga passed away in 2016 at the age of 102, his reputation for creating exceptionally lush, crisp and well-balanced wines extends well beyond the region of Friuli. His wines are recognized the world over as the finest in their categories. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio's son, Andrea Felluga.
The 500-acre Livio Felluga Estate includes 370 acres of rolling hillside vineyards in the Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli. Friuli's temperate climate, protected by the Alps to the north and moderated by the Adriatic Sea to the south is a winemaker's dream. The sparse soil of marl and calcareous deposits is ideal for the white varieties, and also for their complex red wines.
About the Wine:
Abbazia di Rosazzo is a noble white blend from the historic vineyards of the Abbazia di Rosazzo exalting the continuity of over a thousand years of winegrowing.
13.5% ABV
Tasting Notes: Lemon yellow, with golden hues catching and reflecting the light. On the nose, the wine releases yellow peach, passion fruit and dried apricots. Each sensation is a clear feature in a multicolored picture, with insistent notes of toasted hazelnuts, cinnamon and a final explosion of wild flowers, mingling with yellow plum and acacia honey, in a crescendo finish. Considerable energy outlines its development on the palate. Elegant acidity and hints of ripe mandarin and lychee are in total synergy with a mouth-filling structure. Tangy hints and an iodine aftertaste are hallmarks of an important white wine that originates in the ‘Ponca’ hills. The extraordinarily long finish denotes great ageing potential, with notes of bergamot cream and a very subtle, pleasant tannic texture.
Food pairings: Pairs beautifully with shellfish, oysters, caviar, mussels, seaweeds and other salty flavors; a particularly good match with vegetables and light meats with delicate and rich dressings.
Ratings & Reviews
Due to hail damage, no Abbazia di Rosazzo was produced in 2020.
96 Points - James Suckling (2019):
"Fascinating aromas of ash, wet stones, dried apple, hints of honey and flint. Tar. Full-bodied with great density and energy. Framed and solid. Vine bark with mushrooms. Reserved. Old vines. 80- to 100-years-old. Friulano, pinot bianco and sauvignon blanc with a dash of malvasia and ribolla gialla. Drink now." (Aug 2023)