2003 Livio and Giorgio Marega Malvasia Istriana Collio DOC
Name:
Livio and Giorgio Marega Malvasia Istriana Collio DOC - 2003
Where it's from:
>Italy
>Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Price per case:
£104.95
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
6
Style:
Zesty/Aromatic Dry Whites
Grapes:
Malvasia
Description:
Started in 1905 by the estate's great-grandfather Ludvik Cresevec who bought 2ha in San Floriano the estate has passed down the generations and grown to its current size of 13.5ha (10 of which are dedicated to vineyard, the remainder being forest). The vineyard plots are scattered throughout the locality: in Cero on the Slovenian border, Gradiscutta and Blanchis as well as San Floriano. The agriculture is organic with minimal treatments.
The traditional Collio style is the focus of Livio and Giorgio Marega, with their challenge to get back to traditional methods in vinification, using the traditional barrels of two and five hectolitres, called "Holbar". These barrels were made of acacia, which give white wines great finesse and intense bouquet and elegant sweet tannins.
Malvasia Istriana is made from vines up to 35-years-old located in Gradiscutta. 50% of the must is fermented in oak barrels called 'Holbar' (capacity of 300 litres) and aged for at least eight months. The other 50% is stainless steel vinification. After extraction from the barrels, the two parts are assembled in a tank and remain there for almost one year.
This wine has been made with great care from the vineyard to the winery to deliver an attractive straw yellow coloured wine with greenish tints, an extremely aromatic bouquet of vanilla, green pepper and sambuca. The finish is dry, full and persistent.
