Roseum Demi Sec (Schioppettino)

Vineyard: Colle di Montebello in Fornalis di Cividale del Friuli.
Vineyard Age: 2005.
Altitude: Mt. 203 a.s.l.
Exposure: East and South-West.
Soil: Sandstone marl of Eocene origin.
Type of farming: Guyot.
Density of the vines: 4,750 per hectare.
Production per vine: about 1.40 kg.
Type of wine: Rose sparkling wine.
Grape variety: Schioppettino.
Harvest: First days of September, manual, in boxes with sorting of grapes.
Vinification: After destemming the grapes, the grapes are pressed.
 office and very short maceration, the first fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature for 8-10 days. The wine is left to cool down for the time necessary for the wine to become clear, and then the sparkling process takes place: the wine referments in an autoclave with the addition of yeasts for 180 days until 6 bar of pressure is obtained. After the temperature has been lowered, the wine is filtered and bottled.
Alcohol content: 11,00%.
Longevity of the wine: 2 years.
Characteristics: Pink color with a soft foam of good persistence; thin and continuous perlage. The nose has fresh notes of wild berries (above all raspberry and blueberry), as well as slight nuances of ripe pomegranate well blended with delicate aromas of yeast. Lively on the palate, with excellent body and good aromatic persistence, it closes with elegance and balance.
Serving temperature: 8-10°C.
Food pairing: Exceptional as an aperitif, it perfectly accompanies delicate fish dishes, and is also excellent with creamy desserts.

Those who travel through the Colli Orientali del Friuli discover the amenity of a gentle and restful landscape, framed by beautiful vineyards. A piece of land that allows the cultivation of a wide variety of vines, which give life to fresh and fragrant white wines and full-bodied and decisive red wines now renowned throughout the world.
There is a place, in the Colli Orientali del Friuli, where the heart meets the earth and where the values of a family find their most sincere expression in the production of great wines. IT IS THE RONCAL. A small estate of 20 hectares in Cividale del Friuli, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Here Martina Moreale continues the project started in 1986 by the husband Roberto, founder of the company.
The name of the company, IL RONCAL, in Friulian means "farm, situated on a hill and cultivated with terraces", and in fact
it is precisely the hums that dominate this evocative landscape. The hums of the vineyards surrounding the hill Montebello, the company's headquarters, are favoured by an excellent exposure and sandy-marly soil, ideal for for the cultivation of the vine.
At IL RONCAL all the phases of the production of the wines are carried out with care and calm, respecting the rhythms. It is harvested late, in order to harvest the grapes in their most generous maturity. Vinification is carried out in the cellars of the farm according to traditional methods and at a controlled temperature. The company has an underground room for the maturation and refinement of wines in wood and a ventilated room for drying
of the grapes. Once again a perfect combination of tradition and modernity.
On the hill of Montebello, the recently renovated and expanded cellar houses an area dedicated to the sale of of the winery's wines. 
One of the two towers of the building is reserved for tasting moments with an evocative view of the surrounding vineyards.