Clivi Brazan
Venezia Giulia
Indicazione di Origine Protetta
Grape variety
50% Ribolla Gialla, 40% Friulano, 10% Malvasia Istriana
Tasting note
Peach flowers, pink grapefruit, anice, hydrocarbons, petrol. Profound, dense and intense.
Certification
Organic (certificate N°E1649 by IT BIO 006)
Vineyard site
“Brazan” Vineyard in Brazzano di Cormons, Province of Gorizia, along the Slovenian Border.
Characteristics of vineyard
Planted with 80 years old vines
Soil
Marl and sandstone flysch of Eocene origin
Harvest
Mid September
Production
3,000 bottles/year
Alcohol
13,5%
Residual sugars
<2 gr/lt
Vinification
Same vinification as the Friulano San Pietro, but with longer maturation on the wines’ own lees: 18 months, always in
stainless steel. This longer maturation drives the wine aromatic expression from primary, variety-related aromas to a deeper, more
terroir-driven character.
Differences with clivi Galea
Same grape variety, same vinification technique, all things being equal but the terroir: these 2 wines
come from 2 different vineyards, hence all the differences are given by the terroir factor. Drier and sunkissed the Galea vineyard,
bringing more earthy flavours, and a minerality of baked stones. More humid and with more diurnal variation the Brazan vineyard,
which gives more hydrocarbonic aromas, and a minerality of salty sea air.