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Vignai da Duline, Friuli Colli Orientali Chardonnay "Ronco Pitotti", 2018

Name: Vignai da Duline, Friuli Colli Orientali Chardonnay "Ronco Pitotti", 2018
Brand: Kermit Lynch [KLWM]
SKU: NYC-3-KLWM-`KL18FDU03`-072125-2
Price: 52.99 USD
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White Wine from Friuli, Italy

by Vignai da Duline

$52.99

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Vignai da Duline has championed Friulian terroir since the 1950s. Their 2018 Chardonnay Ronco Pitotti originates from a single-vineyard on sun-drenched, limestone-rich slopes. The wine is fermented and aged in neutral oak, with gentle lees stirring to enhance texture while preserving clean orchard fruit purity.

As a flagship white in their portfolio, this vintage offers refined structure and mineral precision. It balances ripe pear and citrus with subtle oak integration—an elegant representation of Friuli Colli Orientali Chardonnay.

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More about Vignai da Duline

It's hard not to think of a great Meursault when drinking Vignai da Duline's superb Friulian Chardonnay. It's the structure: a lithe, almost water-pure center, swaddled in glittering golden lees that emanates richness without heaviness.

So it's not a total shock that winemakers Lorenzo and Federica have a Burgundian fanclub. Hubert de Montille and Jean-Marc Roulot were so smitten with the wine that they invited Lorenzo to Burgundy to explain the finer points of his process, and now Vignai de Duline trades wine annually with quite a few producers in the Côte de Beaune.

I think Vignai da Duline is one of the best and most underrated producers in all of Italy. This extends well beyond the Chardonnay; everything they make is first-rate, red and white alike. The explosion of crushed pepper and roses that is their Schioppettino is a vernal delight, and precious few Saint-Emilions could match the unfettered majesty of their marvelous Merlot.

There's very fine terroir here – two small vineyards, made predominantly of limestone and clay, neither very far from the sea. Neither has seen conventional chemical treatments since at least the 1930s - maybe never. Farming is radically hands-off, influenced by the Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka. Treatments are limited to the very occasional use of of copper sulphate and pine resin.

winemaking is also low-intervention, but the wines come across as deeply considered and classical rather than untamed nature-wine.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Chardonnay
Vintage

2018
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Natural
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant has to say about this wine:

Blend: Chardonnay

Appellation: Friuli Colli Orientali

Country: Italy

Region: Friuli

Producer: Vignai da Duline

Winemaker: Federica Magrini, Lorenzo Mochiutti

Vineyard: Planted in 1979, .84 ha

Soil: Marl-sandstone and limestone flysch

Aging: Aged 11 mos in 2.5 hl oak barrel, 7 mos in stainless steel (max 20% new oak)

Farming: Organic (practicing)

Alcohol: 13%

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Seared scallops, Roasted chicken, Lobster bisque, Creamy risotto, Smoked salmon

Tasting Profile

Vignai da Duline Friuli Colli Orientali Chardonnay Ronco Pitotti 2018 presents stone fruit, apple, and citrus with subtle oak. Medium body with balanced acidity and creamy texture; the finish is complex with mineral and fruit persistence.