2015 Tocai Ronco della Chiesa

This green-labeled wine is gorgeous. Calm and sunny in character, the 2015 Collio Ronco della Chiesa was an ideal vintage for Friulano, with the perfect maturity of grape and very skilled production. The fruit is hand-picked from 65-year-old vines. I tasted from two bottles: one opened now, at noon, and another opened earlier this morning, at 9 a.m. The bottle opened just now has a fresher herbal side that pops out immediately. It is silky and full, with a tight texture. The bottle that had a few hours to breathe showed more minerals shining through. That one also teased out softened and pronounced floral notes, with white rose perfume, especially. Both of them were special and beautiful in their own right (with 14.5% alcohol). This is a spectacular vintage. Only 1,200 bottles were made.