Coldigrotta Pinot Grigio Ramato DOP Collio
Wine aged in amphorae for 2 years before bottling
Tasting profile
- Taste-aroma intensity5
- Savouriness4
- Acidity and freshness3
- Persistence5
- Alcohol3
- Softness3
How to read it
Taste-aroma intensityCalendula
The power and clarity of the aromas: how much the wine speaks to the nose.
SavourinessSalt
The salty, mineral note that makes the wine savoury and dynamic.
Acidity and freshnessApple
The freshness that cleanses the palate: more acidity, a livelier sip.
PersistenceStopwatch
How long the flavours linger after the sip: the length on the palate.
AlcoholWhiskey
The warmth and body of alcohol: the higher it is, the warmer and fuller the wine.
SoftnessHot chocolate
The enveloping roundness on the palate, without edges — soft as hot chocolate.
The story
The company was founded in the 1960s, as the cellar of the Hotel Bauer in Venice. It was founded by a Genoese shipowner named Arnaldo Bennati who, in 1930, transformed an old brewery into a luxury 5* hotel. Passionate about agriculture since he was a child, Arnaldo began to acquire land "far and wide", starting from the Piave area and reaching Friuli-Venezia Giulia where, in 1938, he took over Tenuta Villanova - which also included Colmello di Grotta. The company, subsequently entrusted to his daughter Luciana Bennati, was initially dedicated to horticulture, to "feed" the needs of the Venetian hotel. Starting from the 1980s, however, there was a decisive "change of direction", which saw the vine as the main cultivation. To date, there are approximately 21 hectares, of which 6 are forested; hectares managed organically since 2021, 40% distributed in the Collio area and the remaining 60% in the Isonzo area. "Supervising" them is Roberto Ottogalli, who joined the company at the beginning of the new millennium and is now its CEO; Company now in its third generation "in pink": after Luciana Bennati and Francesca Bortolotto, today it is the turn of the young Olimpia Possati.
The producer
Colmello Di Grotta
A cavallo fra due DOC, fra Collio ed Isonzo, valorizziamo le peculiarità dei due diversi terroirs
From the founder's passion for France, in the vineyard we mainly find French clones: from Pinot Gris (Alsace), to Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre) up to Chardonnay Mosqué (Chablis). An "inherited" heritage, which we have tried to preserve - where possible. And which has seen the integration, with the transition to the organic regime, of native varieties such as Friulano, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Schiopettino and Franconia. “Rustic” grapes, which give wines with an identity, faithful to the “personality” of the terroir; wines obtained from selected yeasts, aged in amphora (variable period, depending on the variety), which today reach 35-40,000 units/year.