Credits: © Piero Pardini – The Wolf Post – TUSCANY – ITALY
Wine: Schioppettino
Variety composition: 100% Schioppettino.
Denomination: D.O.C. Friuli Colli Orientali.
Alcoholic strength: 13% vol.
Vintage: 2018.
Production area: foothills of the Colli di Spessa and Novacuzzo (Colli Orientali).
Nature of the soil: “Ponca dei Colli Orientali”, marl and sandstone of Eocene origin stratified and formed in the upper part, divided into the foothills.
Density of plants per hectare: 4,000 plants / hectare.
Training system: Double overturned, Guyot.
Harvest: Early October 2017. Manual harvest with careful selection of the grapes in the vineyard.
Vinification: Fermentation in steel. Maceration on the skins for 18-20 days before racking with daily pumping over. Pressing follows.
Aging and refinement: 18 months, 1/3 in barrique, 1/3 in French oak tonneaux, 1/3 in large Slavonian oak barrels. After blending, the wine is further refined in the bottle for another 6 months.
Serving temperature: 16°-18° C.
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Via Strada S. Anna, 37 – frazione Spessa
33043 Cividale del Friuli (UD) Italia
Phone +39 0432 716156
E-mail: info@zorzettigvini.it
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