
Technical Details
Blend | Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon |
Winemaker | Mario Schiopetto |
Country | Italy |
Region | Venezia Giulia |
Appellation | Venezia Giulia |
Vineyard | Oleis |
Farming Method | Sustainable Practices |
Aging/Cooperage | 15 months in oak barrels of 225 and 500 Land 12 months in bottle |
Alcohol | 14.5 |
Mario Schiopetto Rivarossa Rosso 2018
Proprietary Blends | Italy
$34.95 - 750mL
One of the oldest wineries in this far northeast part of Italy (past Venice and tucked near the Dolomites), Mario Schiopetto makes delicious, fresh whites and massively overdelivering cabernet/merlot/franc blends, which we are thrilled to offer to you today at this fantastic price. If this was hailing from Tuscany, you’d be paying 2 to 3 times the price, easily!
The ‘18 Rivarossa is a blockbuster, packed with black cherries, black plums, bright sweet red fruit, cigar box and sweet tobacco leaf, with silky, warming tannins and finishing with a whiff of mocha and spices...absolutely rocking delicious! Aged 15 months in large used oak, with an extra year in bottle before release, we picked up this parcel a few months back from our connection in Italy and it has just hit the warehouse.
What else can we say...? DON’T MISS! What a treat!!
PAIRING IDEAS: PIZZA. There’s so much good pizza to play with for this wonderful red. Try rosemary ham, or chorizo, or maitake mushrooms, or burrata cheese…whatever you’re feeling!
MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: For my friends in Louisiana, crank up “Callin’ Baton Rouge” by Garth Brooks - country lover or not, it’s a good one!
Technical Details
Blend | Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon |
Winemaker | Mario Schiopetto |
Country | Italy |
Region | Venezia Giulia |
Appellation | Venezia Giulia |
Vineyard | Oleis |
Farming Method | Sustainable Practices |
Aging/Cooperage | 15 months in oak barrels of 225 and 500 Land 12 months in bottle |
Alcohol | 14.5% |
About The Producer
Reviews
James Suckling
Lovely blackberries, violets and blueberries with hints of dark chocolate. Medium to full body with creamy, polished tannins and a flavorful finish. A blend of 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. Drink after 2022.
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