In Veneto to discover Bagnoli Friularo wine
Bagnoli Friularo or Friularo di Bagnoli is a DOCG wine that represents the oenological excellence of the territory. It is produced in the municipalities of Agna, Arre, Bagnoli di Sopra, Battaglia Terme, Bovolenta, Candiana, Due Carrare, Cartura, Conselve, Monselice, Pernumia, San Pietro Viminario, Terrassa and Tribano in the province of Padua. The grape used is Raboso Piave (minimum 90%), together with other red berries, suitable for cultivation in the province of Padua, for a maximum of 10%.
An aging period of at least 12 months is needed, starting from 1st November of the same year of the grapes harvest.
It has a ruby red color tending to garnet with the aging, vinous and intense smell, tending to acid, dry and velvety.
Bagnoli Friularo: historical hints
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According to some people, the term Friularo (from the dialect Frigoearo) derives from the Latin root frigus, cold, to which is added the ending -arah, “the one who does it”. The name would derive from the custom to proceed with the late harvest of this grape. The earliest document with reference to the Friularo di Bagnoli is a manuscript of 1774 listing the growing vines in the area and its market price.
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
Wine with ruby red color, fresh and tannic, with pleasant hints of marasca and purple. It is obtained through red vinification and maceration on the skins and requires a period of at least 12 months of aging. It is well suited to traditional dishes such as “bigoi alla lepre”, goose, stewed chicken and grilled eels
Bagnoli Friularo Riserva DOCG
The production of this wine, with its complex structure and high alcoholic volume requires a period of aging in wooden barrels for at least 24 months. It has an intense ruby color that tends to garnet with the aging and scents of marasca and spices. It fits well if matched with fatty meat such as cotechino and zampone.
Bagnoli Friularo Vendemmia Tardiva DOCG
The grape harvest of this grapes takes place after the so called “Estate di San Martino”, November 11th (in English, San Martino Summer), so that the grapes concentrates the polyphenolic and aromatic components of wine, which will be more intense, alcoholic and structured. It is a robust wine with scents of blackberry, marasca and spices, great for accompanying braised, boiled or herbaceous cheeses of cow’s milk.
Bagnoli Friularo Passito DOCG
A dense, charming wine that is born from the fading of grapes in fruit and the long refining of wood. Exquisite with dark chocolate or dry biscuits.
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