2016 Ronchi di Cialla Schioppettino di Cialla Jean-Pierre Maldant and careful canopy management

and careful canopy management

Open the bottle half an hour before serving to better appreciate the different components

An intense burst of of dark fruit reveals itself year after year with depth and long supple tannins

It includes some of the finest sites in the appellation - vineyards that we have planted

Following a quite cold and wet winter

2016 Ronchi di Cialla Schioppettino di Cialla Jean-Pierre Maldant and careful canopy managementVINIFICATION Estate grown and bottled. Prolonged maceration for 4 5 weeks; Native yeasts; Pump over twice daily. Maturation in French oak barriques for 14 18 months and further ageing in bottles for 30 36 months. Potential ageing in the bottle: 20 25 years with some vintages able to evolve even longer. VINEYARDS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Cialla Valley in the commune of Prepotto (Udine) Friuli. VINEYARD Cjastenet; 3. 00 ha; South South West exposure;