Ronchi di Cialla Friuli Colli Orientali Schioppettino RiNera 2023 Esthers A lovely look at Gevrey

A lovely look at Gevrey beyond the famous crus

let alone in California

organic farming

born on the Tuscan coast at Bolgheri and now a global benchmark for Italian Cabernet-based reds

There’s a modest hint of toasty oak framing the ensemble

Ronchi di Cialla Friuli Colli Orientali Schioppettino RiNera 2023 Esthers A lovely look at GevreySchioppettino was all but extinct after phylloxera until Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi brought it back from a handful of surviving vines in the 1970s and helped get its cultivation declared legal again in 1976, with the first modern vintage following in 1977. Since founding Ronchi di Cialla in 1970, this family has stayed under the radar with the public while occupying sacred ground for Italy collectors and Friuli geeks. They farm naturally on a limestone