Domaine
and vineyard
The Winery Ronco Severo is located in Prepotto, a small town of the
renowned area of the DOC Friuli eastern hills in an area that stretches along
the hills of the province of Udine near the border with Slovenia. A special and
unique area to multiple factors: the Julian Alps fix the screw from the cold
north winds; the beneficial influence of the sea not far away; the particular
geological characteristics of the soil: marl and sandstone cliffs that crumble
into fragments in scaly surface and gradually in fine clay (the so-called
"ponka", Friulian term that identifies the marl).
The story begins in the early postwar years when the grandfather and
uncles from the nearby Venetian buy land in the area of Prepotto. Family of
peasant origins devoted to agriculture and livestock, but also eager to devote
themselves to growing grapes. Reflow, the ancient vineyards and restored the
old house that becomes at the same time house and cellar. Stefano driving the
nineties but the revolution that takes place under his leadership is more
recent. His early years following the familiar furrow moderately successful.
But Stefano seeks passion in what he does and tries to pass it in his wine.
In about 8 hectares of vineyard practice viticulture that respects the
earth so manic and nature. They are put to tender herbicides and chemical
fertilizers. The treatments performed using only sulfur and copper. The harvest
took place exclusively by hand with small productions (45-50 quintals per
hectare) and healthy grapes to perfect ripeness.
In the cellar the grapes both white and red undergo long maceration on
the skins using only indigenous yeasts. They are used vats 30 hl truncated-cone
for the whites, while for red is sometimes also uses some barrique. No light
filtering, leading to obtain wines sometimes slightly veiled with very intense
colors. It is added a small amount of sulfur only at bottling. They are
produced annually, depending on the season, 20/25 thousand bottles.
The results are natural wines that displace the Italian market and
regular clientele but in the long term collect the deserved success.
The whites are the Pinot Grigio, Friulano and White Severo, right blend
obtained from a 60% Tocai Friulano, 30% chardonnay, 10% Picolit and a small
portion of yellow Ribolla. The White Severo remains in contact with the skins
in vats truncated cone about 40 days, while the monovines ten days or less.
After racking into a steel container, the wine back in the barrel where he
remained nearly two years to mature in the company of its finest lees, followed
by an aging of about six months in the bottle. The intense colors golden and
amber that are obtained, the complex and varied scents that emanate nose are
accompanied by a perfect balance in the mouth where the shoulder of acidity and
the alcohol extract and suggest a long and bright future for these wines.
The wine
The Ronco Severo Artiul 2012 is a pure Merlot reserves produced only in the
best vintages. The grapes macerate on the skins for about six months and after
racking, the wine goes to age for three years in oak barrels. A great wine that
can give considerable emotion and with great prospects for aging potential.
Tasting Note
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Date
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06 December 2016
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Wine name
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ARTIUL
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Vintage
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2012 |
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Nation
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Italy
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Region
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Friuli
Venezia Giulia |
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AOC-DOC
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Colli Orientali Friuli
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Grape Varieties
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100%
Merlot |
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Serving temperature
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16-18° C
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Alcohol
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15 |
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Price (in euro)
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35 (1,5l)
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SO2 (in mg/l)
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25 |
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Visual Examination
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Taste analysis
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Limpidity
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Limpid
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Body
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Full |
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Color
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Ruby Red
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Balance
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Balanced |
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Consistency
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Consistent
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Soft sensations
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Warm, Quite Soft |
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Effervescence
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//
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Hard sensations
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Quite Tannic |
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Flavors intensity
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Intense |
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Olfactory analysis
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Flavours
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Red berries
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Aroma intensity
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Intense |
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Pepper |
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Complexity
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Complex |
Finish/Persistence
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Persistent
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Quality
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Fine |
Overall evaluations
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Aromas
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Spices, Red Berries |
Development
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Ready
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Harmony
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Harmonious
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Food pairing
The wine holds up well pairing
with red meat, game and aged cheeses. Exceptional even by himself.
Stefano Novello loves his Merlot. When
I confessed to having opened the 2012 magnum he almost got me out of the house!
: too soon! You had to wait!
But the wine is good. Really good. And
the company deserved an exceptional wines. I'm not a lover of Merlot in general
and yet I loved this wine. That I will not comment. Because it has to be tested.
Official
website: www.roncosevero.it
