Quealy Turbul Ribolla Gialla 2022

Quealy Turbul Ribolla Gialla is a skin-macerated Ribolla Gialla raised for three years in seasoned barrique.

Thirty-six months in three seasoned barriques on light lees is a long time for any white, and it is exactly what this variety wants. Maceration came first: the destemmed berries fermented on skins in open-top steel and were left in vessel until early September, the fruit small and deeply coloured after an early April pick. Bottling followed in early 2025. The vines went into the organic soils at Balnarring in 2018, drawing on the estate's long association with Friuli, where Ribolla Gialla produces some of Italy's rarest whites and where extended skin contact is the accepted way to handle it.

Tom McCarthy suggests decanting, and it pays off: dark spice, mandarin oil, fresh thyme and yellow flowers over a nutty, umami core, knitted together by fine tannin and polishing acid. Serve at 14 degrees with slow-roasted pork shoulder, a mushroom tart, or aged gouda.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.