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90 pts Vinous
The 2022 Malvasia Petris is savory in character, with an herbal tinge and traces of wet stone that slowly give way to crushed green apples. It opens with a lovely inner sweetness and sift, enveloping textures. White pit fruits and pretty inner florals mingle throughout. The 2022 tapers off spicy and with medium length, finishing with a mineral tinge and green melon suggestions. - By Eric Guido on December 2023

Winemaking
After harvesting, the grapes are macerated for about 20 hours at a temperature of 10/12°C in dedicated containers, protected from oxygen with innovative systems that recycle fermentation carbon dioxide, in order to minimize the use of antioxidants. Approximately 60% of the wine matures in large wooden barrels of 20/27 hectoliters, while the remaining portion is aged in stainless steel containers.

The origins of Istrian Malvasia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia date back to the Republic of Venice, precisely to the 13th century. We suppose, in fact, that this grape variety was typical of the Hellenic peninsula, in particular of a town in the Peloponnese still existing today and then called Monembasia or Monovaxia. The literal meaning of this word is “port with a single entry”; the name then degenerated into Malfasia and was italianized in Malvasia. In the actual North-eastern Italy, at that time part of La Serenissima, the quantity of wine produced was not sufficient to satisfy the population’s demand, mainly because the grape varieties were not particularly productive. The Venetians then entered the Peloponnesian region and started transporting Malvasia’s vines, rather profitable in quantity, to Istria and Friuli, passing through Dalmatia