Colli Orientali del Friuli
denominazione di origine controllata

Grapes Used
100% Schioppettino grapes, grapes from ancient indigenous Friuli vines.

Location of the vineyard
Hills of the Tenuta Sottomonte in the municipality of Buttrio (Udine), Colli Orientali del Friuli D.O.C. zone. Hills and foothills area, predominantly marly-clayey soil South - South West exposure.

Training system - yield per hectare
Sylvotz and Doppio capovolto (double bending canes).
Area: 1.18 hectares.
Average production: 7,500 kg/Ha, 5,300 litres/Ha.

Harvest period - vinification methods
Manual grape harvesting, first ten days in October. Red wine vinification with prolonged period of maceration on the skins and must (18 days). Slight pressing of the grapes and controlled temperature fermentation (25°C) to encourage the development of varietal aromas.

Maturation and ageing
In oak barrels and steel tanks until bottling and then afterwards in the bottle, stocked horizontally in the underground cellars for at least four weeks prior to labelling.

Longevity
Over four years.

Sensory characteristics
Intense ruby red colour with violet hues. The bouquet release aromas reminiscent of walnut husks and forest berries (wild blackberry, raspberry and blueberry). The wine takes its name from the thin and taut skin on this grape that, when ripe, “scoppietta” or “bursts” when eaten.

Food and wine pairings
An excellent wine to accompany regional cooking and game dishes (hare and wild boar).

Service
This wine is best served at room temperature (18°C) to fully appreciate all of its sensory characteristics.

Bottles produced
5,592 Bordeaux bottles, 750 ml.

Analitycal parameters
Actual alcohol content by volume % Vol. 13.50
Residual reduced sugars g/l 2.90
Total acidity g/l 5.70
Net dry extract g/l 28.30