Schioppettino Colli Orientali Spolert- 2023

The wine Schioppettino Colli Orientali from the Spolert winery

The Schioppettino of the Spolert winery is produced with 100% Schioppettino grapes. The estate with about 8 hectares of land is located in the historic village of Prepotto, between the Julian Prealps Natural Park and the Upper Adriatic Riviera. We are talking about the most important autochthonous vines in the Colli Orientali del Friuli, the Schioppettino di Prepotto.

The winery has a long history, but few years ago there has been a management change that led to an important shift of the style and the quality of the wines. Riccardo is the new young owner; he did not inherit the winery but he chose it with the aim of giving space to the winemaking tradition and to respect fully the expression of the territory.

The Winemaking

The winery is very attentive to to environmental impact and sustainability, the grapes are harvested manually in boxes, at the end of September. The must is left in contact with the skins for about 15 days at a controlled temperature. After racking it is transferred to concrete tanks.  50% of the wine ages in amphora and the other 50% in French oak barrels for about 10 months.

Tasting the Schioppettino

Intense ruby red with some violet reflections. The aroma is elegant and intense with hints of ripe red fruit and spicy notes such as black pepper. Dry and round on the palate; of good body. Even if still young, this is a wine of great refinement.

Food Pairings

It goes well with red meat, game and hard cheeses.

THE WINERY

We are visiting Spolert in Prepotto in the north east of Friuli Venezia Giulia. A new winery that the current owner (Riccardo Caliari) and his wife bought three years ago.

Riccardo’s main objective is to enhance the native wine and the local customs; this is the reason why he chose Spolert as the name of his winery. Spolet in the Friulian tradition was the center of the kitchen used for cooking food, but also to spread heat throughout the house. When you go to visit the winery, you will find the original splert, the one that belong to the old owners; Riccardo restored it to its splendor and now it is the leading actor of the winery… go to the winery page