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

though it is already hard to put down

evolving towards warmer

the estate's foundational site

The name winks at Chavignol orbiting the town of Sancerre proper

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