IGT White

Tenuta La Viola Famoso Intrigo Forlì IGT

Tenuta La Viola
Denomination
Forlì IGT

A white made only from Famoso, an old grape that was almost forgotten. Tenuta La Viola grows it 200 metres up in Romagna and picks it by hand in early September. The wine rests on its yeast for four to five months.

Availability
Not sold in the UK yet

We know the people who make it and can ask them for you.

When a UK shop starts selling it, its price will show here.

Where to buy Tenuta La Viola Famoso Intrigo Forlì

Not sold in the UK yet

We know the people who make it. Tell us how many bottles you would like and we will come back to you within two working days.

More about Tenuta La Viola

Ask us about this wine

We use your email only to reply to you.

While this one is not sold here

Similar wines you can buy now

Other Forlì bottles with a live offer.

Tasting Notes

Tasting notes published by the producer, included verbatim with attribution.

Tasted by
The producer
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Nose

Lightly aromatic and very floral, with white flowers.

Palate

Fresh and savoury. Acidity leads, which makes it easy to drink.

Overall

Bright straw yellow with golden glints. A white from Famoso, an old grape that stayed in the shadows for years, fermented on its own yeasts. About 3,000 bottles a year.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Forlì in five fields

A compact view of what the Forlì denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Forlì-Cesena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Forlì
Minimum ABV at this colour: 10.0%.
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
The disciplinare, the place, the label
01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Forlì is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Minimum ABV. 10.0% vol
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Forlì falls within Emilia Romagna, covering Forlì-Cesena.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Made at Tenuta La Viola, Bertinoro. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Tenuta La ViolaProducer / estate
  • Forlì IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
Drinking + cellar
Serving temperature
8-12°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Sources & trust
Tasting notes

Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Common Questions

Lightly aromatic and very floral, with white flowers. Fresh and savoury. Acidity leads, which makes it easy to drink.

Serve at 8-12°C.

You May Also Appreciate

Affiliate disclosure. Some links above are affiliate links. If you buy through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Editorial coverage, ratings and tasting notes are written independently and a retailer cannot pay to be listed or to be ranked higher.

How retailer prices are sourced. Prices and stock are read from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Outbound buy links carry rel="nofollow sponsored noopener". The list is sorted by price; we do not accept payment for placement.

What we will never do. Imply we tasted a bottle when we didn’t. Imply stock when a retailer is out. Imply independence on links that are paid affiliate links.