Product Description:
Jermann Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Vintage Tunina 2005
By Wine Spectator
Jermann Venezia-Giulia Vintage Tunina 2005
Score: 93
Country: Italy
Region: Northeast
Issue: Mar 31, 2008
This white entices you with its subtle character of mineral,
tarragon, lemon and melon on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, with integrated
acidity and a long, flavorful finish. Complex and intellectual. Sauvignon
Blanc, Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia and Picolit. Drink now. 5,800 cases
made. –JS
By Stephen Tanzer
2005 Jermann Vintage Tunina Venezia Giulia
Winery: Jermann
Style: White Wine
Varietal: other white varietal
Region: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
By Ian D'Agata
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar , Mar/Apr 08
(a blend of sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, malvasia, picolit and ribolla)
Bright lemon yellow with a gold tinge. Initially subdued but refined nose
slowly reveals vibrant aromas of yellow melon, apple, and plum, complicated by
mango, spices and a distinctly mineral note. Offers lovely balance on the
palate, with plenty of ripe apple, pear, tangerine and licorice flavors nicely
lifted by bright acids. This finishes long but with a slightly hard edge to its
pretty mineral and spice flavors. This has long been one of Italy's most
famous and best white wines-especially during the 1980s-but recent vintages
have been less concentrated and less than thrilling. Happily, this 2005
represents Vintage Tunina back in top form. 91 points
By empson.com
Jermann
Region: Friuli
Winery: Jermann
Owner: Silvio Jermann
Winemaker: Silvio Jermann
Established: 1881
Location: Farra d'Isonzo
Province: Gorizia
Vintage Tunina
Type: white
Grape: Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Ribolla, Malvasia and Picolit
General
VINTAGE TUNINA IGT:
Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Ribolla, Malvasia and the rare, delicate Picolit grape;
from late-harvested fruit. Cellar life of 7-10 years. Unique.
IN-DEPTH INFO:
The blend now known as Vintage Tunina was first produced in 1973. However, its
first official release under this name was in 1975. A pet name for Antonia,
“Tunina” was the first owner of this vineyard. Another “Tunina” lived in the
1700s, and was the only lover of Casanova’s to have been of humble birth –
working as housekeeper for an illustrious Venetian family. To this intriguing
and romantic figure, Silvio Jermann dedicated Vintage Tunina.
Vineyard soil covers 16 hectares (39.5 acres) and the area is called Ronco del
Fortino. Vine density is 2,430 to 2,840 per acre, yielding 1.6 to 2.4-ton crops
per acre. Painstaking fruit selection further reduces quantity and enhances
quality, and grapes for Vintage Tunina are picked about two weeks after all
other grapes have been harvested.
Soil type: Characteristic of the Collio appellation: marly/arenaceous,
originating in the Eocenic era;
exposure is southwesterly and northeastern.
Varieties: Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana, Picolit
Training: Guyot-Cappuccina, with 6,000-7,000 vines per hectare (approx. 2,430
to 2,840 per acre)
Alcohol cont. by vol.: 13.5%
Acidity: 5.40-5.60‰
Expected cellar life: 7/8 years, 10 years for the finest vintages
Bottle type: Traditional burgundy bottle
Tasting Notes: “Brilliant straw yellow in color, with golden reflections.
Intense, ample, very elegant and
persistent, with scents of honey and country
flowers. On the palate it is dry, mellow, well balanced, with
extraordinary
persistence thanks to the full body. Matches first courses with truffles, fish
dishes and
poultry. Great with fresh salmon stuffed with Parmesan cheese and
artichokes.”
In October 2000, Cesare Pillon wrote in Civiltà del Bere magazine: “…Vintage
Tunina is extraordinary in many other ways. So far, nobody had ever been aware
that this is the best meditation wine ever produced – not just in the passive
sense (wine to be sipped as you meditate), but also in the active sense:
Vintage Tunina is a wine that makes you think…”
Vineyard Characteristics:
Vineyard soil covers 16 hectares (39.5 acres) and the area
is called Ronco del Fortino. Vine density is 2,430 to 2,840 per acre, yielding 1.6
to 2.4-ton crops per acre. Soil type: marly/arenaceous, originating in the
Eocenic era; exposure is southwesterl
Tasting Notes:
Brilliant straw yellow in color, with golden reflections.
Intense, ample, very elegant and persistent, with scents of honey and country
flowers. On the palate it is dry, mellow, well balanced, with extraordinary
persistence thanks to the full body.
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