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Schioppettino, Ronchi di Cialla - 2004

Item # 45656 | (750)mL

Color: Red
Vintage: 2004
Country: Italy

Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Producer: Ronchi di Cialla
Grape Variety: Schioppettino

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Bottle Price: $42.99
Case of 12: $464.29

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Tasting Notes

Schioppettino (sko-pet-tino) is also known as Ribolla Nera and always makes for interesting red wines. This is medium-bodied wine with aromas of peppercorns, leather, blackberries and great tannins. Impressive on the palate with complex aromatics. The Ronchi di Cialla estate is one of the premier estates of Friuli.

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Famous for its fascinating and unusual white wines, this region is home to many avant-garde winemakers (such as Gravner and Vie di Romans) who have expanded their repertoire of winemaking styles to include both the most modern, stainless-steel and barrique-influenced wines, to über-traditional wines with long maceration periods, fermented in clay amphorae. The grape that benefits most from the...
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