Jakot, 2017

Jakot is 'Tokaj' spelled backwards — a Collio grower's reply when the old grape name was taken away. Amber, honeyed and dry, with a long almond finish.

Franco Terpin farms around ten hectares in San Floriano del Collio, right on the Slovenian border, on the local ponca: layered marl and clay. Jakot is his Friulano, a white grape left on its skins like a red for days, which gives the deep amber colour. It ferments wild in steel, then rests about 18 months in large oak and is bottled unfiltered. Ripe apricot, honey, dried fruit and spice, juicy and fresh underneath. It finishes long, on almonds.