Ramandolo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils dominated by Eocene marne classified as 'Flysch di Cormons' (known in Friulian dialect as 'ponca'), shared with the Colli Orientali del Friuli and the Collio.
• Monte Bernadia (1,732 m) acts as a natural barrier against cold tramontana winds and reflects sunlight onto the vineyards below.
• Annual rainfall exceeding 2,200 mm over approximately 130 rainy days: among the highest of any appellation in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
• Slopes frequently exceeding 30% on terraces sometimes less than one metre wide: every farming operation is carried out exclusively by hand.
• Mean temperature of 13.6 °C with summer peaks above 30 °C; pre-harvest diurnal temperature swings contribute to forming a true 'climatic island'.

• The village is documented from 1273; in 1893 a Verduzzo from Torlano received a certificate of merit at the Friulian Wine Fair in Udine.
• The cultivated variety is Verduzzo friulano in the local clone 'verduzzo giallo', trained in the cappuccina system (double inverted bow) on terraces worked entirely by hand.

• An off-dry wine of golden colour, lightly tannic, with aromas of acacia, plum, apricot, and mountain honey, and good total acidity.
• Verduzzo friulano is among the extremely rare white-berried varieties with tannins in the skins: balancing tannins, acidity, and sweetness is the defining production challenge of Ramandolo.

• The 'ponca' (Flysch di Cormons), nutrient-poor Eocene marne, limits the vigour of Verduzzo friulano, favouring quality at the expense of quantity.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0939
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Friuli Colli Orientali e Ramandolo