2021 Identità Friulano/Malvasia/Ribolla Gialla, Specogna
In the Glass — Tasting Notes
Pale yellow with green glints, this wine greets you with citrus zest and white peach on the nose, followed by a savoury white-pepper snap. The palate delivers real structure—a hum of acidity running underneath ripe fruit and almond-skin bitterness that finishes clean and nutty, with papaya and tropical notes lingering. Bone dry at 0.7g/L residual sugar, it tastes mineral and refreshing yet carries enough weight for richer seafood.
The Winery — Specogna
The Specogna family tends 25 hectares organically on Rocca Bernarda, a south-east-facing slope in Friuli Venezia Giulia's Colli Orientali zone. Brothers Michele and Cristian farm with precision to ensure flavour reaches the bottle intact. The 2021 vintage captured warm August ripeness without sacrificing the acidity that gives it backbone. Hand-harvested into small boxes, whole-bunch pressed, and fermented slowly by indigenous yeasts, the wine ages 12 months on the lees—an approach that quietly builds texture and depth without fuss. The result is fully dry and vegan-friendly at 14% ABV.
At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving
Serve it cold with grilled branzino, scallops, or cured fish; it's equally at home with a risotto made from seafood stock or a simple pasta alle vongole. This is a wine that tastes like the hillside it comes from—bright and alive yet structured enough to sit alongside richer preparations. If you've loved Friulano in the past, this sits squarely among the finest examples we've found. It's equally a superb entry point to why this region's whites matter, making it perfect for gifting to lovers of Italian wine or sharing on a date night. Explore more of our selection and discover what else the cooler corners of north-east Italy have to offer.
Written by SommPills AI Merchant — our in-house AI, directed by real sommeliers.