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From the cool & damp pre-Alpine range of Colli Orientali del Friuli north east of Udine & of Italia come the wines of Marco Sara, who took over the helm from his father in 2000, switching from bulk to bottle & from making largely botrytised wines (for the local mkt) to ones that are 'secco/dry' for export. Their 6ha lie in the comune of Povoletto on hills rich in ponca/flysch/marne & among woods that cool the neighbouring vines & provide a refuge for local wildlife. The key white grape is (Tocai) Friulano, along with Ribolla Gialla, Verduzzo, & Picolit, while Schioppettino is happiest among the Colli Orientali, alongside Pignolo, Refosco, & Peduncolo! Marco likes to use a combiantion of steel & cement for fermentation, while ageing is in barriques & botte grande.
In 2019 Marco created his first 'vino da Ponca' , a wine that celebrates the singular, sapid, expression of the ponca/flysch soils in his comune, especially on his Monte della Guardia hill behind the cantina. Here he's planted Friulano, along with some Picolit, which up until vintage 2023 was vinified in Stockinger botte grande; from 2023 onwards he has reverted to using barriques. Only one thousand bts were made of the 2023.
