Borgo del Tiglio Milleuve Venezia Giulia Bianco IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2022 Chateau Pichon-Longueville crushed plum and steeped blackberry

crushed plum and steeped blackberry fruit is all packed into this wine

the fruit unabashedly  Californian in its breadth and generosity

The Château Grand Pontet is beautiful

The nose is bursting full of tropical fruit aromas with ripe peach and some sweet spices

Its old solera

Borgo del Tiglio Milleuve Venezia Giulia Bianco IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2022 Chateau Pichon-Longueville crushed plum and steeped blackberryKnown for his textured, complex wines, Nicola Manferrari, a former pharmacist, shifted gears later in life to champion the local grapes of Friuli, becoming a benchmark producer for Italian winemaking. This Friulano dominant blend is zesty and energetic, brimming with thirst quenching acidity, citrus notes, and minerality.