Friulano Draga 2025

The Friulano from the Draga winery is a fresh white wine with intense aromas produced in San Floriano del Collio in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The Draga Friulano is made from pure Friulano grapes, an indigenous white grape variety of the region, also known as Sauvignon Vert. The vineyards, located on hills characterized by marl soils, with clayey traits and sandstone stones locally called “ponka”, have an average age of about 60 years and are cultivated using the inverted guyot method at an altitude of 220 meters. The winery has been owned by the Miklus family for three generations and is situated in one of the areas considered most suited for viticulture in Friuli, namely the Collio.

The Draga Friulano is produced from grapes that are hand-harvested and selected, which are then taken to the winery for gentle destemming and crushing. The must is then subjected to cold maceration with the skins in stainless steel containers for about 24 hours, in order to ensure greater extraction in terms of structure, aromas, and color for this white wine. After maceration, the soft pressing of the skins is carried out.and to the fermentation of the must, this time without the skins, in stainless steel containers at a controlled temperature of about 16 - 18 °C for a week. This is followed by racking and aging the wine on its fine lees for about 7 months, after which it is filtered to remove any residues and bottled.

The Friulano wine from the Draga winery presents itself with an intense straw yellow color, with a nose featuring a bouquet of floral and fruity aromas reminiscent of elderflowers, apricot, gooseberry, lemon zest, notes of aromatic herbs including thyme, and hints of nuts. On the palate, it is quite intense and persistent, with good minerality and freshness, and a finish that has smoky and slightly bitter notes reminiscent of almond.