Tenuta Sant’ Helena
Fantinel Tenuta Sant’Helena Refosco
Venezia Giulia IGT
100% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
13.5
Traditional farming
Tasting Notes
Garnet red in appearance, this wine offers aromas of black cherries and plums with a subtle spicy background, and a mineral, pleasantly tannic palate with remarkable body.
Cultivation
Hand-harvested in early September.
Vinification
Partial “appassimento” (drying method) of the grapes (about 30%) for 8 weeks; the grapes slowly macerate for about 20 days in stainless steel at a controlled temperature.
Aging
Aged for about 18 months in 30-60 hl Slavonian oak barrels.
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Fantinel, founded in 1969 by restaurateur and hotelier Paron Mario Fantinel, has grown from a small agricultural venture in Friuli’s Collio region into an internationally acclaimed winery, now led by third generation Marco Fantinel. At the heart of the portfolio, Tenuta Sant’Helena represents the estate’s most precise expression of Collio terroir, shaped by a rare microclimate between the Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea and the region’s signature Ponca soils, which lend structure, minerality, and aging potential. Through a philosophy rooted in passion, tradition, and innovation, alongside focused clonal research and intentionally limited production, Tenuta Sant’Helena crafts refined, aromatic wines that capture the authenticity, elegance, and distinctive character of Friuli.