2023 Ronchi di Cialla Ribolla Gialla, Friuli, Italy
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100% Ribolla Gialla
This family winery founded in the 1970s is almost single-handedly responsible for saving the grape Schioppettino from extinction. The grape had already been classified as extinct when Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi discovered some vines growing on their newly established estate. After several years of caring cultivation and fighting bureaucratic red tape, the Ronchi di Cialla vineyard received the first "Risit d’aur" (Golden Vine) award for reintroducing Schioppettino back to its natural habitat of Cialla di Prepotto and its cultivation was declared legal for the first time in decades. The Rapuzzi vineyards continued to champion native Friuli varietals and after several more years of dedicated work, the Ministry of Agricultural Resources recognized the geographical demarcation "Cialla" for several local varietals.
Fresh and vivacious with notes of bread crust notes, fruity aromas of apple and pear on a floral and mineral background.