Di Lenardo Friuli - Grave
Massimo di Lenardo Ontagnano in province of Udine
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
FRIULI wine zone map Friuli Grave wine zone is #7 We give credit for this wine zone map of FRIULI to http://lavinium.com
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paoloboselli.com - Sept. 25, 2011 di LENARDO The Azienda Agricola di Lenardo produces quality wines Friuli DOC Grave in its four large vineyards of Ontagnano: Vigne dai Vieris, Vigne da San Martin, Vigne da Lis Maris and Tiare d’Albe which are reaching as far as 40 hectares, part of the area of around 150 hectares of the whole estate. In fact our family has always cultivated vines in Ontagnano, as proved by historical documents dating back to the early 1800s. But it was only from the 87’s vintage that quality took a real leap forward in our Company. The decision to press only the grapes produced by our own vineyards was coupled with new plantings of specially selected varieties, increased density of vines, up to 6500 per hectare, severe pruning, and other actions required in a vineyard to produce quality wines The grapes are now picked up strictly by hand, and refined methods of vinification, based on physical principles and electronically controlled temperature during the fermentation improve furthermore the qual- ity of the final product. For our whites we are using the technology of the bio-floatation of the must, which enables us to offer, year by year, the highest quality of the limited number of our bottles. Since the 98’s vintage the wine-making direction was taken by Massimo di Lenardo together with a pool of wine-consultants. For our wines we use the DIAM (France) corks, a mix of cork and silicon, because at the moment we think they are absolutely the best corking system on the market. The whole line of our wines has been based, from the very beginning on a very good quality/price ratio. And so we are very proud for the OSCAR Prize that has been awarded to us several times since 1991 by Almanacco del Bere Bene (Gambero Rosso Editions), for our Tocai Friulano, as the best Friuli wine sold under 8 euro. Our wines have been rated, even recently, 2010 vintage, by WINE SPECTATOR with 90 & 89 points. At the moment our Company is known like the best quality-brand in the Friuli Grave area and the most technically-advanced. Since 2009 we've been using , to run our cellar , only the electric energy produced in the solar-system that fully covers the roof of our warehouse. Our firm is very export-oriented and in this moment we are exporting 75 % of our bottles all around the world. United States and Germany are our principal markets, however we are present in most of the European countries. This was Tocai Friuli DOC Grave and because the name Tocai is conflicting with the homonymous “Tokay” wine of Hungary, the Italian Tocai denomination was dropped. Max long ago decided to simply call his wine “Toh!” - the sound made when surprised (by a great wine, for instance). Max di Lenardo
di LENARDO VINEYARDS Property Name: Region: Total size of property: di Lenardo Vineyards Friuli 150 hectares Established: Province: Total size of vineyards: 40 hectares owned & 5 rented 1878 Udine (10 miles) Township: Wine area: Replanting: Ontagnano (UD) Friuli DOC Grave 5 ha in 1970 [and from 1986 on] Owner’s name: Oenologist: Soil: Massimo di Lenardo Massimo di Lenardo Gravel and sand based soil. di Lenardo’s family 10,000 hl. (264,,000 Between 3.3 to 4.4 lb. Other Partners Cellar Capacity: Yield per vine: gal.) Total Production: Stailess Steel: Density per hectare: 50,000 cases 100% 4,500 - 6,500 vines per hectare. Territory: Barriques: Training: Flat, alluvional, gravely. About 200 Guyot First Traded: Harvesting: 1878 manual - September - October WINES CLASSIFICATION - FERMENTATION & AGING GRAPES AVG. PROD. “TOH!” FRIULANO FRIULANO - FRIULI DOC GRAVE* -- 100% Friulano 4,200 cases The grapes of Friulano are harvested slightly late. The must, (*) This was Tocai Friuli DOC Grave before fermentation at 18°-20°C (64°-68°F) in stainless steel and because the name Tocai was tanks, goes through the bio-floatation in order to enhance the conflicting with the homonymous specific aromas of the variety. [Through the bio-floatation the “Tokay” wine of Hungary, the Italian must is cleansed of any impurities.] The white wines of Max go Tocai denomination was dropped. through the malolactic fermentation. Bottled under vacuum in Max long ago decided to call his wine counter-pressure of nitrogen. “Toh!” - the sound made when surprised (by a great wine, for instance). PINOT GRIGIO IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 100 % Pinot Grigio 23,000 cases from the vineyard See the description of Friulano - “Vigne dai Vieris” CHARDONNAY [musque] IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 100 % Chardonnay 4,200 cases Musque di Lenardo is the only estate in Friuli using the Chardonnay Musque clone See the description of Friulano exclusively in their vineyards. SAUVIGNON BLANC IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 50% Sauvignon 6,700 cases 50% Sancerre Two clones of the Sauvignon Blanc See the description of Friulano grape are used in equal proportion; the first is a Friulian clone and the second is from Sancerre. “FATHER’S EYES” IGT - VENEZIA GIULIA - Chardonnay 100% Chardonnay 2,100 cases The grapes are hand-picked and Vaslin-pressed . Fermented and aged for 6 months into new barriques of American oak. The wine is left to rest in tanks for a few weeks and then bottled. Malolactic done. MERLOT IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 100% Merlot 3,750 cases After destemming, the fermentation takes places on the skins, in stainless steel vats for about 10 days at 28°C (82° F). REFOSCO IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 100 % Refosco 2.100 cases This is a typical dal Peduncolo Rosso indigenous variety. See the description of Merlot. so called because of its red stem CABERNET IGT – VENEZIA GIULIA 50% Cabernet 2,500 cases Sauv.and 50% This wine is a 50-50 blend of the two Cabernet grapes: Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. RONCO NOLÈ RED TABLE WINE – Fermented on the skins in stainless steel 50 % Merlot 3,750 cases 25 % Refosco tanks for about 15 days. After the malolactic it is aged for 12 This is a fantasy name. 25% Cabernet months in American oak barriques. The barriques are for 1/3 new, Ronco means “hill”. Since there are no 1/3 one year old and 1/3 two years old. hills in the Grave wine zone, “Ronco Nolè” means “there is no hill!” JUST ME MERLOT IGT VENEZIA GIULIA 100% Merlot 850 cases Partially dried on the Fermented on the skins in stainless steel for around 15 days. Malo- racks. Lactic done. Aged for 18 months in American wood barriques. LE NUVOLE ROSATO - IGT VENEZIA GIULIA 75% Merlot – 25% 850 cases Rosé. Refosco white vinification PASS THE COOKIES ! VERDUZZO IGT VENEZIA GIULIA 100% Verduzzo 850 cases Late harvest. Late harvest. These grapes, the last to be harvested, are left to dry 13% residual sufar on racks for 3 months. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. For information, call: Paolo Boselli - Tel (718) 263-4094 - Fax (718) 263-4409 - January 15, 2016
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