Vintage Tunina DOC

Name: Jermann Vintage Tunina DOC
Brand: Jermann
SKU: WWW4809HI

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SKU:WWW4809HI

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Rated 96/100 by James Suckling (top 20% of their reviews).

From our sommelier team

Researched by our team from producer and independent sources — not supplied by the seller.

Vintage Tunina is a white blend from Friuli-Venezia Giulia in north-eastern Italy, first released in 1975 by Silvio Jermann. The producer names Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla and Malvasia as its components, and describes the grapes as harvested late — roughly two weeks after the normal harvest — from vineyards on marl and sandstone soils of Eocene flyschoid formation.

Jermann's own tasting note describes a bright straw colour with golden reflections and an intense, wide, elegant and persistent nose of honey and country flowers, with a dry, soft, well-balanced palate whose full body carries an extraordinary persistence. Alcohol is given as 13%.

Signature pairings

Steamed sea bass with ginger and soy (ปลากะพงนึ่งซีอิ๊ว)
The wine's soft, full-bodied palate and honeyed weight match delicate white fish without overwhelming it, while its persistence carries through the salty-savoury soy and aromatic ginger.
Risotto with white truffle
The producer explicitly suggests first courses with truffles; the wine's breadth and honeyed aromatics echo truffle's earthy perfume rather than competing with it.
Roast chicken with herbs
Jermann names poultry among its recommended matches; the wine has enough body and texture to stand up to roast meat while its floral top notes lift the herbs.

About this bottle

Product information compiled from producer, importer and reference sources.

94 points in James Suckling - "Thyme, fresh basil, dill and coriander all serve as a prelude to lemon meringue, honeysuckle and white peaches. Medium to full body, an oily but subtle texture and plenty of acidity to drive this through to a medium-long finish."

93 points in Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The Jermann 2017 Vintage Tunina (in a screwcap bottle) is a blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia and Picolit. The wine is luminous and bright with citrus, green apple, honeydew melon, spring flower and dried jasmine.

There's a lot happening on the bouquet, and the finish is steely tight and sharp. This is a fleshy but angular white wine with pretty mineral tones that you should save for a platter of raw shellfish."

Vintage Tunina is a field blend made of Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ribolla gialla, Malvasia and little percentage of a sweet local grape variety. It is bright straw-colored with golden reflections. The nose is intense, wide, very elegant and persistent with scents of honey and country flowers.

To the palate it is dry, soft, well balanced with an extraordinary persistence due to its full body. It matches with first courses with truffles with fish dishes and poultry. It is a great match with fresh salmon stuffed with parmesan cheese and artichokes. (Daniele Cernilli)

The first vintage of this wine dates back to 1973, however Vintage Tunina was actually first released in 1975. Grapes are first carefully selected and then picked about two weeks after all other grapes have been harvested. These grapes are grown on an area of

16 ha called “Ronco del Fortino” and cultivated according to the guyot-cappuccina method, which means 6000-7000 vines per hectar with a production of 40 – 60 quintals Tunina was both the name of the lady who was the first owner of this

vineyard and Casanova’s poorest lover (she used to be a housekeeper for a Venetian family and her name was Tunina, a nickname of Antonia), whom the wine is dedicated to The vintage 2015 of Vintage Tunina represents its 40th vintage, as remarked by the triangle at the top.

As early as 1979 Luigi Veronelli called it the ‘Mennea of Italian wines’ (Pietro Mennea was an athlete who in Mexico City on the 12th September 1979 run the 200 meters and won the competition with a time of 19’’72, this way setting the world record and holding it for 17 years).

Its vintage 1997 won Wine of the year by Gambero Rosso on the 28th November 1999 and since the same day Silvio Jermann’s daughter was born, she was given the name of Sylvia Tunina. Finally the vintage 1998 won the Wine Oscar from the A.I.S (Associazione Italiana Sommelier).

Last but not least, a quotation from an article by Cesare Pillon published in the magazine “Civiltà del bere” in October 2000 “…Vintage Tunina is extraordinary in many other ways. And not only in a passive way (wine to be drunk while meditating) but also in an active way: Vintage Tunina is a wine that makes people meditate…”