Broy – Collavini – 2017

The Broy wine from the Collavini winery

The Broy wine from the Collavini winery is a blend of Friulano, Chardonnay and Sauvignon grapes grown in the vineyards owned by the vinery located in San Floriano del Collio in the heart of the DOC Collio in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

The name Broy comes from the Friulian “broili”, which indicates the small vegetable garden that in the past, surrounded Friulian houses; very often, the owners planted vines to produce wine to consume at home with friends.

THE WINEMAKING

The manual harvest takes place in September. Once harvested, the Friulano and Chardonnay grapes are partially dried in the fruit cellar where, thanks to special fans, the air has a constant temperature of 12°C and humidity is almost zero. Sauvignon grapes, on the other hand, after a short maceration, are pressed and cooled to block fermentation.

When the Friulano and Chardonnay grapes have reached the desired drying level, they are pressed separately; the three musts are put together; one part ferments in steel while the other in barriques and, or tonneaux of third passage. The refinement on the noble lees lasts about two years; the wine is bottled at the beginning of summer.

Tasting the wine of the winery

Intense straw yellow with light greenish reflections; the aroma is intense with pleasant notes of ripe tropical fruit that alternate with acacia honey and orange peel scents to close with puffs of yellow flowers. Soft and warm on the palate, the Broy of the Collavini winery surprises with the perfect balance between freshness and minerality and its powerful and long body.

FOOD PAIRINGS

Excellent with fish and medium-hard cheeses. Try it with truffle risotto.

THE AWARDS

– James Suckling: 93/100
– Gambero Rosso: 3 glasses
– Veronelli: 92/100
– AIS: 4 vines

THE WINERY

The history of Collavini begins in Rivignano (Friuli Venezia Giulia), in 1896 with Eugenio, the founder, who was the wine supplier of the noble families of Udine and of the shops. The winery management passes from Eugenio to his son Giovanni, who has to drive the company through two wars but, at the end of which, thanks to the rapid acceleration of the commerce, succeeds in establishing the success of the winery thanks to the quality of its wines… go to the winery page