About Borgo del Tiglio
Borgo del Tiglio is a small, family-run estate founded by Nicola Manferrari in the Collio DOC zone of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy. The winery is regarded as one of the region's most meticulous producers, focusing primarily on white wines made from Friulano, Riesling, and Malvasia, as well as a small amount of Merlot. Manferrari is known for his emphasis on vineyard selection, low yields, and extended aging, producing wines of notable structure and longevity.
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The winery
About Borgo del Tiglio
History
Borgo del Tiglio is the estate of Nicola Manferrari, in Brazzano, in the Collio hills near the Slovenian border. Nicola trained as a pharmacist and worked in his mother Thea's pharmacy in Gorizia. When his father Giuseppe, known as Beppino, died on 23 July 1981, Thea sent him to run the family's small vineyards in time for that year's harvest. The estate dates its winemaking from that moment.
The land and the vineyards
The property has two parts. One has been in the family for four generations and has carried vines since at least the 1700s. The neighbouring part was bought by Giuseppe in the late 1960s. In 1981 the whole estate had fewer than three hectares of vines. Press accounts speak of vineyards at Ca' delle Vallade, Brazzano and Ruttars, on the Eocene soils typical of the Collio.
The wines
The estate says it aims for wines of finesse, complexity and balance, marked above all by the places where the grapes grow. Friulano, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Riesling are among the whites reported, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for the red Rosso Riserva, a name first used in 1996.
Today
Nicola still leads the winery, and his son Mattia is now involved in running it, according to press profiles. The estate remains small and family owned, and critics regularly rank its whites among the best of Friuli.
- Founded
- 1981
- Owners
- Nicola Manferrari
- Main grapes
- Friulano, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon