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A totally encapsulating indigenous red from Friuli. Ronchi di Cialla, and their minimal intervention winery, is credited with saving this magical red grape from extinction. Few red grapes in the world are capable of producing wines with this sort of profile. Soft and bright red fruit characteristics are partnered by the most amazing white pepper and tobacco leaf notes, all carried by an elegant, almost creamy body and delicious acidity. Leave it in your glass and you'll be joined by subtle notes of dried mint, eucalyptus and fennel, all the while the wild strawberries and juicy raspberries persist and expand. This is an exceptionally elegant wine, with a truly unique personality that is a pleasure to behold. Read More
A totally encapsulating indigenous red from Friuli. Ronchi di Cialla, and their minimal intervention winery, is credited with saving this magical red grape from extinction. Few red grapes in the world are capable of producing wines with this sort of profile. Soft and bright red fruit characteristics are partnered by the most amazing white pepper and tobacco leaf notes, all carried by an elegant, almost creamy body and delicious acidity. Leave it in your glass and you'll be joined by subtle notes of dried mint, eucalyptus and fennel, all the while the wild strawberries and juicy raspberries persist and expand. This is an exceptionally elegant wine, with a truly unique personality that is a pleasure to behold.
The Rapuzzo family of Ronchi di Cialla in Friuli's Colli Orientali region saved this wondrous grape from its permanent disappearance and aren't we thankful they did. Made from 100% Schioppettino grapes, this wine is aged for four years, with 14-18 months’ maturation in barrels and 30-36 months of ageing in bottles. Try with peppered and grilled red meat and a ripening hard cheese.
Amidst the Eastern-facing hills of Italy’s Friuli Venezia-Giulia lies Cialla, a small, luscious valley coloured with forests of chestnut, oak and wild cherry trees, in the heart of the renowned Colli Orientali wine region. In Friulian dialect ‘Ronchi’ refers to hills cultivated by vines and thus, just as this family estate’s wines take their personality from the land, so do they take their name. The simplicity of the Ronchi di Cialla winery’s name perfectly reflects the ethos of this 28-hectare estate, founded in 1970 and since passed from Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi to their sons Pierpaolo and Ivan: to cherish the ancient native grapes of Friuli, working solely with indigenous varieties, including Ribolla, Redosco, Verduzzo and Picolit and, most uniquely, the Schioppettino grape, which they restored and revitalised from near extinction. Baroque, beautifully balanced, bursting with blackberries and intriguingly balsamic in personality, you’ll be thrilled they saved it.
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