Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 061126OFFER A solid weeknight Burgundy that

A solid weeknight Burgundy that punches a bit above the appellation — useful to have in the rotation when you want the real thing without overthinking it

The blend contains 20% of reserve wines

and it has been steered by the Rothschilds of Lafite since the 1980s

Deru is Caleb Taft's project — a Bay Area wine and restaurant veteran who moved north to make low-intervention wines from interesting Washington sites

The wine spends time in wood

Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Nero 2023 061126OFFER A solid weeknight Burgundy thatFriuli's Colli Orientali is one of those border regions where the conventional Italian script gets thrown out and Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) has a quiet but real history here. Tunella's version comes from the Zorzettig family's vineyards on ponca, the marl and sandstone soils that give Friuli whites their saline tension and lend Pinot a surprising lift. The wine is medium bodied, perfumed, and fresh closer in spirit to a cool climate Alpine Pinot than