We did a visit to d'Attimis-Maniago wnry in Buttrio last month and tried these wines:
1. d'Attimis-Maniago RibollaGialla (12.5%) 2014: Light gold color; light subtle peppery/RG/floral nose; lightly tart light peppery/RG/mango flavor w/ long peppery finish; a mild-mannered drinkable balanced gentle RG; exactly the kind of wine that makes people fall in love w/ RG when they visit Friuli.
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2. d'Attimis-Maniago Malvasia (14.5%) 2013: Light gold color; quite perfumed floral/lightly muscatty slight earthy/stony very attractive nose; fairly rich/lush lightly muscatty/floral/mango light stony/mineral flavor w/ very long rich/lightly muscatty/stony finish; very nice combination of muscat & mineral.
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3. d'Attimis-Maniago Refosco dal PeduncolaRosso (13%) 2013: Dark color; strong classic RdPR/black cherry/boysenberry/spicy slight earthy/loamy fairly perfumed nose; rich black cherry/boysenberry/RdPR slight licorice/spicy light earthy/loamy flavor w/ light ripe tannins; quite a lovely/classic RdPR red.
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4. d'Attimis-Maniago Pignolo (14%) 2008: Dark color; very strong grapey/blackcurranty/Cab-like/blackberry/licorice slight earthy nose; lightly tart rich/lush/ripe strong grapey/blackcurranty/blackberry cola/licorice structured/balanced flavor w/ modest ripe/smooth tannins; reminds some of a ripe Paso Cabernet.
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5. d'Attimis-Maniago Tazzalenghe (13.5%) 2010: Dark color w/ slight bricking; strong earthy/pungent/ozone strong licorice/root beer/RCCola slight blackberry complex nose; rather tart/acid rich peppery/licorice/pungent/root beer/RCCola light tarry/blackberry slightly herbal/thyme flavor w/ some hard/angular tannins; doesn't have the lush fruit of the other two but quite an interesting/exotic wine.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. d'Attimis-Maniago: This is a wnry with which I was unfamiliar before I visited Friuli. I've long been interested in Tazzalenghe ("tongue-ripper"), noticed from a guide that they made one, so we made an appt for a visit. Glad we did...I liked their wines quite a bit.
We were hosted by Emanuela, who showed us thru the facility and then tasted us on the above wines. I gather that the d'Attimis-Maniago wines are brought into the US by SienaImports.
Pignolo is one of the indigenous varieties of Friuli you seldom see. Not to be confused w/ the Pignola grape of Valtelline. I've had only 3-4, so don't have a real feel for its character. This Pignolo had a lot of ripeness and reminded me of Cab...but w/o the oak.
Tazzallenghe is another Friuli indigenous variety. This rendition seemed a bit more polished than some I've tried. Still...the tannins were pretty hard & unyielding and justifies the name of "tongue-ripper". It's a very interesting variety I'd like to try more of.
Overall, I was pretty impressed by the d'Attimis-Maniago wines. The cellars are quite old, but the winery was spotless, well-kept, and modernly equipped. The wines seemed varietally correct and quite clean/well-made but still interesting. I would like to try more of their wines and wish they were more widely available here in the US.
Tom