Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 BFCM21ALL a wall of sun-baked terraces

a wall of sun-baked terraces climbing 200 meters above the Danube on barren primary rock

evolving towards warmer

this has everything you could hope for from a Peay Pinot Noir

opulent Brunello with abundant fruit and velvety tannins

The 50-plus-year-old Chardonnay is barrel-fermented with native yeasts and finished nearly bone-dry

Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 BFCM21ALL a wall of sun-baked terracesFriuli's Colli Orientali is one of those border regions where the conventional Italian script gets thrown out and Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) has a quiet but real history here. Tunella's version comes from the Zorzettig family's vineyards on ponca, the marl and sandstone soils that give Friuli whites their saline tension and lend Pinot a surprising lift. The wine is medium bodied, perfumed, and fresh closer in spirit to a cool climate Alpine Pinot than