Wine Blogging Wednesday: 'Shàrjs', Livio Felluga Posted by Andrew Chapman, 5:17pm 16/01/2008. 
Livio
Felluga 'Shàrjs' 2006, one of my favourite 'food' wines on our list,
and just aching to be tasted for
Wine Blogging
Wednesday The theme this month is white wines from
Friuli-Venezia
Giulia, hosted by Jack and Joanne of
Fork
& Bottle Livio Felluga emigrated
from Istria in Croatia, and established his property in Brazzano in the 1950s. Convinced of
the winemaking potential inherent in Collio and the Colli Orientali of Friuli,
he bucked the trend of the times and started buying vineyards. He now has an
amazing property, covering 160 hectares in Rosazzo of which 135 are under vine.
Recently revitalised by Livio’s four children (Andrea, Maurizio, Elda and
Filippo), the estate is now well on the way to reclaiming its rightful place
among the great producers in Italy. The energy injected into the estate by the
younger generation has been harnessed by consultant viticulturalist/winemaker
Stefano Chioccioli. As a result of their combined work, the whites have
acquired more intense and focussed flavours, while the reds have a ripeness and
suppleness that is seldom achieved in Friuli. Livio
Felluga 'Shàrjs' 2006 is made from 70% Chardonnay
30% barrel-fermented Ribolla Gialla. White peaches on the nose lead onto flavours of stone fruits with a distinct mineral edge. Lovely 'bite' of acidity adds freshness to the rich yet elegant palate.
Enjoyed this wine tonight with a stir-fry. The white peaches/mineral-style worked well with the vegetable, and the had enough flavour to cope with the Ginger, Chile and garlic. However, good as this was my perfect food for this wine is oven-roast sea-bass - very tasty and great match. ^ Back to top
2 comments
Posted by Jack at Fork & Bottle at 5:03am on 19/01/2008 Sounds appealing...I'll look for a bottle in California.
Posted by Evan Prodromou at 10:23pm on 29/01/2008 Nice choice!
I've added this wine to Vinismo.com; feel free to fill in some more information.
http://vinismo.com/en/2006_Livio_Felluga_Sh%C3%A0rjs
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