It is to be said that Livio Felluga, the producer, is one of the patriarchs of Friulian and Italian wine. Friulano is an indigenous variety also called Sauvignon vert. Now nearly a hundred years of age, he looks proudly at his lifes work that is now in the hands of his four children. Fellugas Friula o has intense canary yellow with greenish hues. Notes of spearmint, green citrus peel, thyme and marjoram are varietal aromas while in the mean time hints of orange blossom and ginger arise from the glass. Palate is balanced, elegant, savory with nice acidity and mineral notes; typical bitter almond aftertaste integrated in a pleasant grassy finish that extends the sensation. Rated 92 by James Suckling An unusually fragrant, floral and elegant dry white for this appellation in 2017. I love the fruit-salad juiciness on the palate and the long, clean finish. Drink now. Rated 90 by Wine Advocate The 2017 Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano is a well-priced, accessible and versatile wine, but don't underestimate its understated sophistication. You get a very pure and direct interpretation of Friulano, one of Italy's most distinctive white grapes, with generous aromas of stone fruit, melon, saffron and pear. This is a lean-bodied wine, but there is enough inner fiber and substance to keep the wine from ever feeling too thin or short. In fact, the intensity is just right.