Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 061126OFFER Thirty-six months in barrel have

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Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 061126OFFER Thirty-six months in barrel haveFriuli'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