Livio Felluga "Sosso", Fruili 1997
Let me just be honest about it, I love Friuli. These wines may not be everyone's cup of tea with their herbaceous aromas, low alcohol and punchy acid, but I adore them.
Hazy garnet color with little rim variation and an overall uniform color.
Aromas of tobacco leaf, wet earth, brambleberry, sour cherry and bitter chocolate smolder in the glass. As the wine opens it slowly brightens and shows polish. It has that certain nobly rustic quality that wines from the Colli Rossazzo often possess, but not quite as deep or sweet as some of the best Rossazzo wines made from Pignolo. Still, it is fresh, distinct and a pleasure to smell.
The palate has a texture not unlike Baudry Chinon: deep with ripe but cool fruit, rugged tannin and zippy acid. It gains significant breadth as it opens but never looses focus. To the contrary it never fully gives itself up, staying slightly bound up in structure. The various elements tug at each other but stay neatly balanced on knife edge acids. A wine of good richness with a slight air of importance lending complexity to its distinctly Friulian character. Not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it.
This is by far the best of the 3 bottles I bought at auction. Tasty.
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