Jermann "Vintage Tunina" 2009
It is no exaggeration to say that Silvio Jermann has made Italian wine history. This is particularly true of his whites, spearheaded by such cult items as “Vintage Tunina” and “Dreams”. Heir to a traditional Friulian winery dating back to 1881, Silvio graduated from two renowned wine academies, Conegliano and Istituto di San Michele. His first professional decision was taking an in-depth sabbatical overseas: this voluntary exile to Canada broadened his scope, allowing him a freedom of research that would have been unthinkable at home. Once back at the family winery, Silvio overcame his father's resistance and inaugurated a new era not only for Jermann but for white vinification in Italy. Since then, the Jermann wines have never ceased to awe and amaze with their purity and depth of flavor, richness in mineral extract, elegance, balance and longevity.
Today, the range comprises three delightful reds and total acreage is 272, 198 acres of which under vine. Silvio personally monitors each of the numerous tiny vineyards. The estate has seen impressive development starting with its 110th anniversary, 1991, when Silvio purchased vineyards in Ruttaris, the heart of Collio (next to Capo Martino). That same year saw the launch of Capo Martino in Ruttaris (originally called Piccolo Sogno), an extraordinary alchemy of old-vine Friulian whites (oak-fermented, oak-aged blend of dried Ribolla Gialla, Tocai, Pinot Bianco, Malvasia, Picolit etc., in varying combinations).