Russiz Superiore Col d’Isore (750ml)

This wine is made by Marco Felluga, a long established wine making family in Northern Italy’s Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region.  The family has two wineries here, “Marco Felluga” and “Russiz Superiore” and they own vineyards in various areas of the prestigious Collio territory. The vineyards of Russiz Superiore are located around the winery, in the heart of Collio. In the Friulano language, Col Disôre refers to a hill in the Russiz territory.

The climate is ideal for viticulture; it is mild, thanks to the proximity to the Adriatic sea and the Julian Prealps, with warm days and cool nights.  The Collio’s hilly terrain, formed during the Eocene period, is composed of layers of sandstone and loam rock (limestone and clay) that were once the ocean floor. Every hill has its own microclimate. Sandstone-marl soils are the ideal habitat for many white wine varietals which can be enjoyed young but also have the structure and fruit to develop and gain complexity in the bottle.