Red wine

Ronchi di Cialla, Schioppettino 2015 (Schioppettino)

RRP £37.95

Schioppettino was an illegal variety saved from extinction in the late 1970s. Today, it makes one of Italy’s greatest mid-weight reds, with an uncanny ability to age, the best examples increasing in bottle value over time. The Rapuzzi family deserves credit for bringing Schioppettino back to everybody’s attention: theirs is a masterpiece of grace and refinement, offering a panoply of red- and dark-berry aromas and flavours enhanced with intense green-peppercorn and violet nuances.

Score

100

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Grape Varieties

Schioppettino (100%)

Alcohol

12.5%

Bottle size

750ml

Drink dates

2024 - 2035

Origin

Country

Italy

Region

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Tasting Information

Blind

Tasted by

Ian D’Agata

UK Stockist

Field & Fawcett

https://www.fieldandfawcett.co.uk/wine/red/schioppettino-ronchi-di-cialla/

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