Compared to the other varieties presented by Toros this year (including Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon Blanc), the 2017 Collio Friulano appears to have had a more difficult time standing up to the scorching heat and dryness of this vintage. The bouquet opens to sweet aromas of candied orange peel and passion fruit or tropical fruit. There are exotic hints of saffron and Moroccan preserved lemon. The quality of the fruit appears to be slightly more evolved or perhaps fatigued by the heat. A small part of the wine (just 15%) is aged in barrique for six months. The rest goes into stainless steel, and this helps to preserve the brightness of those fruit aromas. Some 17,000 bottles were produced.