▷S4E14 Tazzelenghe: the “Tongue-Cutter” Wine
Fabio is one of seven producers making wine from Tazzelenghe. Thanks to Fabio and his friends, this ultra-rare Friulian red wine grape is the rise. The name means "The Tongue-Cutter" in the local dialect. The grape has an enormous personality, packed with complexity, acid, and tannin.
Before modern improvements in winemaking and wine growing, the only way to tame Tazzelenghe's exuberance was time. Listen to the full interview with Fabio—full name Fabio D'Attimis Maniago Marchio, the son of a Count and the 18th generation to steward his family's land—to learn why he describes today's Tazzenghe wines with one word: Elegance.
Rose Thomas met Fabio at Ian D’Agata’s “MicroMega” exhibit at Vinitaly in 2023, where he was pouring Tazzelenghe from all the producers who band together to promote the grape. They met again at Vinitaly in 2024, where she tasted through Fabio’s family’s wines, and again at a tasting of the wines of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in New York City’s Bryant Park.
Fabio’s family cellars sound quite breathtaking, do make sure to visit their estate in Buttrio next time you are traveling through the northern Adriatic (hopefully soon!)
www.contedattimismaniago.it
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Music composed by Ersilia Prosperi for the band Ou: www.oumusic.bandcamp.com
Produced and recorded by Rose Thomas Bannister
Audio and video edited by Giulia Àlvarez-Katz
Audio assistance by Steve Silverstein
