Doi Raps’ is the local dialect for two bunches, and the name refers to the fact that only two bunches of grapes are left to ripen on each vine. Because of this lack of competition between the bunches, the two that are left benefit from all of the energy and nutrients from the vine, allowing them to develop to unusual ripeness. It’s this technique that gives the Doi Raps such concentrated flavours and such personality. Packed with surprisingly ripe fruit flavours of lychee, white peach, and candied lemon, the enchanting Doi Raps has so much character. The ripe fruit is joined by white flowers in bloom and a tingling, mineral finish. It’s not very often you find such ripe flavours in this cool growing area of North-East Italy, and it’s this unusual combination that makes Doi Raps so delicious. Fruitiness offset by dancing acidity and a tiny, lingering touch of sweetness greets you on the finish, making you grab for more of the bottle. This is a blend of three grapes, with Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Blanc altogether in equal parts. White blends are common in this part of the world, owing in part to traditional viticulture in which grape varieties were not isolated and grown separately, wine was made according to vineyards that had natural mixes of varieties within.
