Schioppettino di Cialla 75 cl Ronchi di Cialla

WINE MAKING
At the producer. Prolonged maceration for 4-5 weeks; indigenous yeasts; pumping over twice a day.
Elevation in French oak barriques for 14-18 months and a further 30-36 months of refinement in the bottle.
Potential aging with the buyer: 20-25 years. Particular vintages arrive, in crescendo, at a much later age.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE VINEYARD
Valle di Cialla in the municipality of Prepotto (Udine) – Friuli.

VINEYARD
Cjastenet; Ha.3.00; SSW exposure; altitude m. 150-200; Roncjs; Ha.0.56; hillside location; SSE exposure; altitude m. 165-180; Property.
Average age of the vines: 50 years.

GRAPES FROM WHICH IT IS PRODUCED
Schioppettino.

HARVEST
Manual selected harvest. Harvest period: second half of October.

SOIL: Eocene marl and marly sandstone, alternating with carbonate blocks.
COLOR: Dry red.
BOUQUET: Bouquet of exceptional elegance and personality. The clearest sensations are white pepper and small red fruits, currants and blackberries, intriguing balsamic and undergrowth notes.
FLAVOUR: Savory and full, with fruity sensations balanced with minerality; the supporting tannin is fragrant and well ripe.
Despite being a wine with good structure, it has a refined and almost silky balance; it is baroque, aristocratic, of great elegance and long life; full character and breed. COLOR: Dry red.

TEMPERATURE: 18°C.

Contains sulphites.