Pignolo

This is a bottle of varietal Pignolo from Vina Anselmi. Pignolo is an indigenous red grape grown in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. With its name meaning fussy because of its tendency to produce low and uneven yields, Pignolo has become a prominent variety in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC. It produces rich deep coloured wines with plum and blackberry flavours which take well to oak. Well made examples show good balance between acidity and tannins. This 2009 Pignolo was a deep rose with a sweet dried plum nose. The palate continues with plummy notes with good sweet sour balance, with a good sweet acid backbone in support.