The Livio Felluga 2024 Collio Sauvignon is aromatic yet restrained, showing tropical and citrus tones with a subtle touch of honey, balanced by structure and substance rather than overt intensity. A short skin contact lasting four to eight hours and about nine months of lees aging add texture and complexity. Roughly 20% malolactic fermentation brings a gentle roundness without diminishing freshness. Less immediately expressive than typical Sauvignon, it leans into nuance, with saline, mineral notes and hints of lantana and white flowers. In the hills of Collio, where ripeness and acidity are carefully balanced, the result is a composed and quietly complex white wine.

The Livio Felluga 2024 Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano shows classic varietal character, with white flowers, green pea and citrus leaning toward bergamot and kumquat, alongside hints of sweet almond and light botrytis complexity. The palate is glossy and textural, shaped by about 80% malolactic fermentation and partial aging in terracotta orcio, giving a creamy, almost pastry-like richness reminiscent of lemon cream. Subtle vegetal and mineral tones—willow, herbs and a saline edge—add depth, while a touch of residual sugar enhances roundness without weighing down the wine.

The 2024 Collio Pinot Grigio from Livio Felluga shows a delicate pink, onion-skin hue from a brief four- to six-hour maceration. Sourced from five parcels across Rosazzo and Cormons, the wine balances ripe and candied fruit—apricot and redcurrant—with saline, iodine and lightly metallic mineral notes. Partial malolactic fermentation and lees aging add a subtle creaminess, while the palate remains fresh, firm and finely structured with a touch of herbal complexity and a clean, mineral finish.

The Livio Felluga 2022 Friuli Colli Orientali Illivio is an assembly of Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a small portion of Picolit, with Pinot Bianco leading the blend and setting a refined, understated tone. The bouquet is relatively neutral, showing quince, pear and Golden Delicious apple, followed by a beautifully layered and structured mouthfeel that is tight, linear and direct, with no sense of heaviness. Despite the hot and dry conditions of the 2022 vintage, the wine delivers an ideal balance of natural freshness and minerality. This blend offers special complexity.

The Livio Felluga 2023 Friuli Colli Orientali Illivio is led by Pinot Bianco with Chardonnay, varieties introduced to the region during the Habsburg Empire era. Aged for eight to nine months in French oak, the wine shows subtle integration of wood, with delicate spice framing notes of candied lemon rind, lemon oil and hints of Mediterranean herbs and potpourri. From a cooler, rainy vintage, it balances freshness with notable volume and texture, offering a layered, elegant expression with refined complexity and a softly structured finish. This is a terrific buy at an honest price.