In the glass
Aroma: dried apricot, honey, candied lemon, chamomile, beeswax
Palate: dried fig, honey, candied citrus, saline finish
The Rapuzzi family's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from Cialla, aged in large Slavonian oak botti. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged sweet finish.
What it pairs with
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Aged Roquefort
Blue cheese salt finds a foil in the wine's honey sweetness; saline finish refreshes between bites. -
Foie gras with fig compote
Candied lemon aromatics lift the offal richness; full body and high acidity handle the foie's fat. -
Walnut tart with honey
Beeswax and chamomile aromatics echo the dessert; honey palate handles the walnut.
History
Ronchi di Cialla's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano, sitting alongside the Schioppettino and Refosco in the Rapuzzi family's indigenous-variety program at Cialla. Verduzzo Friulano is the indigenous late-harvest variety used in DOCG Ramandolo further north.
- 1977 — First Ronchi di Cialla Verduzzo vintage as a late-harvest dessert wine
Facts
- Producer
- Ronchi di Cialla
- Grapes
- Verduzzo Friulano (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Friuli Colli Orientali
- Oak
- Late-harvest grapes briefly dried on mats; fermentation and ageing in large Slavonian oak botti for around 24 months
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 35 to 55 at 500 ml retail
- Drinking window
- 5-25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1977
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Ronchi di Cialla Verduzzo di Cialla
What does Ronchi di Cialla Verduzzo taste like?
Dried apricot, honey, candied lemon, chamomile and beeswax on the nose; dried fig, honey, candied citrus and a saline finish on the palate. Full-bodied with high acidity that keeps the sweetness off cloying territory.
When should I drink Ronchi di Cialla Verduzzo?
Drink between 5 and 25 years from vintage. The wine cellars patiently; honey and dried fig aromatics deepen with age.