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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: black plum, blackberry, violet, tobacco, dried herbs
Palate: dark cherry, graphite, fine grainy tannin, long finish
Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from the Rapuzzi family's Cialla holdings, aged in large Slavonian botti rather than barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin.
What it pairs with
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Brasato di manzo
Beef braised in red wine finds its match in the wine's firm tannin and graphite depth; classic Friulian winter pairing. -
Wild boar pappardelle
Gamey ragù meets the wine's tobacco and dried herbs; firm tannin handles the boar fat. -
Aged Montasio stravecchio
The Friulian cow cheese echoes the wine's graphite finish; firm tannin scrubs the cheese fat.
History
Ronchi di Cialla's Refosco, sitting alongside the flagship Schioppettino in the Rapuzzi family's indigenous-variety program at Cialla.
- 1977: First Ronchi di Cialla Refosco vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Ronchi di Cialla · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Friuli Colli Orientali
- Oak
- Aged around 24 months in large Slavonian oak botti; 12 months in bottle before release
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1977
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Ronchi di Cialla Refosco di Cialla
What does Ronchi di Cialla Refosco taste like?
Black plum, blackberry, violet, tobacco and dried herbs on the nose; dark cherry, graphite, fine grainy tannin and a long finish on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity from 24 months in Slavonian botti.
Why botti and not barrique?
Ronchi di Cialla ages reds in large Slavonian oak botti rather than the small French oak barriques typical of modern Italian reds. The result is less oak influence and more transparent expression of the indigenous variety.
When should I drink Ronchi di Cialla Refosco?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The wine cellars well; tobacco and dried herbs deepen from year 7 onwards.
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