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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano Prímarûl

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5/11/2024 - gkpaoli wrote: NR

Strong notes of grapefruit.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Merlot

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5/15/2024 - talbot61 Likes this wine: NR

At Lower Falls Wine Company: A very attractive, savory red, that retains its freshness despite 13 months of barrel aging. Plum and berry flavors, with some herbal elements, medium weight and moderate acidity. Drinkable now.

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano Prímarûl

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5/15/2024 - talbot61 wrote: NR

At Lower Falls Wine Company: I haven't had many wines made from Friulano, so it's hard for me to say what is typical and what isn't. This one, for instance, doesn't have the pronounced grapefruit flavor of the versions from Vie di Romans and Borgo del Tiglio, but it does share the pronounced minerality of those wines as well as one from Ronco del Gnemiz. I think this one will need at least two years to blossom in the bottle.

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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5/15/2024 - talbot61 wrote: NR

At Lower Falls Wine Company: This is a serious Pinot Grigio, with body and freshness, fully dry and mostly mineral, but for the moment lacking the complexity of my favorites (e.g., Vie di Romans Dessimis). I expect it to gain complexity with age.

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2022 Venica & Venica Malvasia Collio Pètris

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5/10/2024 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 89 points

Gardenia, lemon peel, lime juice and basil on nose. A tad perfumed, though more "zippy" and less aromatically intense than I'd expect from a Malvasia variety. Medium + intensity of aromas - I was expecting high. Palate is totally different, showing flavors of ripe white peach, ripe melon, vanilla, dried thme and wet stone. Medium + intensity of flavors. Overall nothing here to dislike.

Medium + body with medium acid. Overall big and nice. Meant to drink now, I think. Could be quite nice with shellfish.

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2018 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano

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4/15/2024 - aatherton Likes this wine: 91 points

Age has improved, softened, integrated. Getting the almond of taster below. Hint of maple? Almost reminds me of the recent tablas creek white esprit - 2017.

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2021 Venica & Venica Malvasia Collio Pètris

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2/28/2024 - Ticker tape guy Likes this wine: 89 points

full bodied lemon apple nice full mouth feel..went well with fried fish

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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2/26/2024 - M.M. wrote: NR

Recommended by The Wine Merchant when I asked for a white with a big full "oily" body.

C: almost blush colored, not quite orange, a tinge of something.
S1: Lemon curd, seven-up, citrus,
S2: More of the same - swirling really brings out the scent - but also some wood or grass, melon, nectarine?, plus something more like saline or eucalyptus
T: Dry, good acidity, melon (cantaloupe, honeydew), high note of seven-up, oily/woody middle, acidic citrus finish. Intriguing.
R: Buy again (x2)

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano Ronco delle Cime

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2/9/2024 - juffer Likes this wine: 91 points

I served this in my wine course. Peachy, tropical nose. Clean reductive style. Rich mouth. Touch of heat on the finish, but okay with enough fruit to balance it.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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2/6/2024 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 90 points

Make Mine Orange

So much has been said about “Orange” wines in recent months, heck (trying to keep it clean), even I have done a post or 2 about the phenomenon of orange wines. Surprisingly, this is no phenomenon. Orange wines have been around for a long time! Just that no one talked about them.

It is no clearer than with that auspicious grape “Pinot Grigio.” It might even be postulated that Pinot Grigio is the forbearer of this wave, and today’s wine falls right smack dab into the middle of this trend.

Venica & Venica Jesera Pinot Grigio 2021

Not such a mystery though. Leaving the must to ferment on the lees for 6 months (a portion in wood barrels and some in stainless steel), helps to produce this “orange” glow. After all, Pinot Grigio grapes are an odd pinkish-grey color that lends itself to the resulting color.

On the palate, softer citrus notes with a faint red fruit flavor entice. The acidity is good but it comes across as slightly softer with an edge toward creaminess.

This is my second encounter with this wine as back in my days working at a wine shop, I became enamored with this wine and to this day has not failed to impress. So don’t let color dissuade you, this is a great wine for so many occasions. If you see it, buy it. “Make Yours Orange” as well.

Cheers

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2019 Venica & Venica Collio Merlot

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11/7/2023 - Giggs wrote: 91 points

This is so unique, in a good way. Big red raspberry nose, lots of volatile acidity, touch of vanilla, dried mushroom, wood spices. Palate is also red-fruited, red/black cherry, tannins that you’d associate with plum skin, good acidity. Overall, the tannin and acidity give the juicy Merlot a very austere feel. I would be curious to try it in 1-2 years, or try a warmer vintage to see how that affects the fruit/tannin profile.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Ronco del Cerò

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10/9/2023 - IlliniWine Likes this wine: 90 points

Mild citrus on the nose with a bit of herbal influence, but not grassy. Palate identifies as grapefruit but again mild, not strident. Medium or even medium+ body. Medium acidity. Worked beautifully with a zucchini dish and drank nicely on its own after the meal. We really enjoyed this wine. I have only one bottle left and wish I had more.

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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10/7/2023 - rlove wrote: 89 points

Salmon colored. Floral nose with a hint of apricot but where this shines is the palate where the round, medium-full body delights with balanced acidity and surprising density to the floral and stone fruit flavors. Good.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Ronco del Cerò

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10/5/2023 - Mwc33 wrote: 88 points

Rounder and more full bodied than a typical Sauvignon blanc; one guest thought it was chardonnay or chenin at first. More restrained acidity as well. Not bad at all, but quite different.

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2022 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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9/11/2023 - onealkr Likes this wine: 88 points

Honey colored. Pear and apricot are up front. Some floral too. A nice little summer wine.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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8/16/2023 - tantotinto wrote: 90 points

Not your usual Pinot Grigio. It is pale copper colored and relatively viscous. The palate offers a touch of apple, stone fruit, spice and citric crispness on the finish. Smooth and juicy.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Ronco del Cerò

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8/8/2023 - tantotinto wrote: 91 points

Recommended by a favorite wine merchant and he did not steer me wrong. Herbal nose. Complex palate that makes it hard to narrow the description. Stone fruit, lemon and herbs but much more. Chewy texture. Great value.

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2020 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano

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7/28/2023 - matchbox2011 wrote: 87 points

seemed to be quite matured despite of its youth

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano Prímarûl

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7/13/2023 - Ticker tape guy Likes this wine: 88 points

nice lemon lime medium body went well with several French cheeses

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Ronco delle Mele

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5/15/2023 - Attonio84 wrote: 95 points

Smooth as silk. very rich and powerful. Just beautiful! Drink now!

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Friulano Ronco delle Cime

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4/12/2023 - andrearomano1 Likes this wine: 91 points

VISIVA:
COLORE: giallo paglierino/dorato verde 10
LIMPIDEZZA: brillante 4
CONSISTENZA: consistente
OLFATTIVA
INTENSITÀ: intenso
COMPLESSITÀ: complesso 9
QUALITÀ: fine - eccellente 16
DOMINANTE: minerale, floreale, erbaceo, fruttato
DESCRIZIONE: fiori bianchi, frutta, salmastro, mela verde, fumè
GUSTO-OLFATTIVA:
ZUCCHERI: secco
ALCOLI: caldo
POLIALCOLI: morbido-
ACIDI: fresco
MINERALI: sapido
CORPO: pieno
EQUILIBRIO: equilibrato 10
SVILUPPO GUSTATIVO:
INTENSITÀ: intenso 3
PERSISTENZA: molto persistente 16
QUALITÀ: fine - eccellente 16
CONCLUSIONI:
STATO EVOLUTIVO: pronto
ARMONIA: suff. armonico
TIPICITÀ: tipico 7

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2020 Venica & Venica Malvasia Collio

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5/6/2023 - Dale M wrote: 92 points

What a charmer we have here….really flirts with a touch of citrus sweetness, more in texture perhaps, but the landing is bone dry. Mid palate show a light touch of herbs, tarragon tone precise, and to no surprise, great citrusy acidity. Loved this.

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2021 Venica & Venica Malvasia Collio Pètris

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4/30/2023 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 91 points

Great for the price. Loads of ripe melon with dried herbs and mineral.

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera

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3/17/2023 - thwacker Likes this wine: 92 points

i never thought i would give a Pinot Grigio 92 pts but this is an outstanding wine, slightly orangish in color and full of brightness and energy, with good acidity and a bouquet that jumps out of the glass with nuances of apples and white flowers. Love it!

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2021 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Ronco del Cerò

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3/6/2023 - BottleScholar Likes this wine: 91 points

Ripe orchard and tropical fruit with mild herbaceous notes. Medium to medium-plus body with all of the structure of Sauvignon Blanc, and low voltage lively electric acidity that is pleasant, not prickly. Delicious!

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