Ronc di vico presentation

Ronc DI VICO Love of wine; respect for nature and traditions; dedication to quality

lunedì 2 dicembre 13

It all started by opening great bottles

Many, many, many great bottles that left lasting impressions. Something clicked in me; something that told me that wine wasn’t just a beverage, but something that could leave lasting impressions.


I CAN DO THIS AS WELL!

In memory of my Grandfather I started Ronc di Vico. Ronchi are the traditional vineyards of Friuli’s hills. Vico was my Grandfather. In 2003 I bought my first vineyard and got to work creating Ronc di Vico.


I never sought to be the biggest... or the best

I just wanted to make the wines I liked- for myself and for a select few others


Dedication

I bought old vineyards in places that had been long forgotten. People told me I was crazy. I went ahead anyway.

And since I spent my time in the vineyards and I listened to nature’s rhythms and realized the chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides did not give me the results I wanted and I never once used them.

I made wines for me. I wanted people to taste the land I deeply loved. I didn’t talk; I wanted my wines to talk for me.

People watched me, “that crazy guy in the vineyards”; and then they started opening the bottles...


TAKING NOTICE

• The first satisfactions were personal.

• Then they came from a few of my friends.

• Then several of local restaurants who started praising the wines.

• Then slowly legendary resturaunts in Roma, Milano, Venice started calling me and visiting me.

• Then the wine guides started praising me.

• It all felt good, but I have more work to do...


FRIULANOSurface: 2,5 hectares

Position: South-East

Soil type: Eocenic Marls “Ponca”

Yineyard Age: 7-40 years

Vine Training: Monolateral Guyot

No destemming, soft press, decanted one day, fermented in wooden barrels. No malolactic fermentation. Aged on the lees for almost 8 months.

2 time 3 bicchieri winner (2009, 2008); 2010 received 92 points Parker; 2008 received 90 points PArker


SAUVIGNON BLANC

Surface: 2,5 hectares


Soil type: Eocenic Marl “Ponca”

Vineyard Age: 7-40 years



This wine is new and has yet to be rated by any guide.


TITUT BLANC

Depending on year it can be a blend between the following varietals: Chardonnay, Friulano, Sauvignon


Soil type: Eocenic Marl “Ponca”




2008 received 91 points Parker


REFOSCOSurface: 1,5 hectares

Position: South-West



Vine training: Monolateral Guyot

Composition: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso

Winemaking: Complete destemming; fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated on the skins for 3-4 weeks. Malolactic fermentation. Aged 18 months in oak barrels. No clarification, nor filtration.

2009 received 92 points Parker, 2008 received 93 points Parker, 2007 received 92 points Parker


TITUS ROSSurface: 1,2 hectares





Composition: Merlot




VICOROSSOSurface: 1,2 hectares





Composition: Merlot and Refosco




MATECSurface: 0,7 hectares




Vin training: Monolateral Guyot

Composition: Picolit

Winemaking: Grape harvest with a perfect maturation and with high acidity. Air dried for 40-60 days. Pressed without destemming and fermented in oak barrels. When fermentation is finally finished it is stopped by adding sulphites. Wine is then aged at least one year in barrel and bottled with limited sulphur addition.

2009 received 94 points Parker


WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR

• I’m still not looking to be the biggest. I view myself an artisan and pride myself in the tradition of doing things by hand.

• I realize there are many more “cost-effective” ways of doing the things I do, but the quality just isn’t the same.

• This is my story... and I realize there are a select few people in the world who do things the way I do them.

• I’m looking for partners who believe that small is beautiful and tradition is to be respected. I know you are out there and I look forward to working with you.


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