REFOSCO DAL PEDUCOLO ROSSO

The Refosco dal Peducolo Rosso of Setteanime is native to Friuli — a strong Italian variety with a lineage tracing to ancient origins, named for the dark colour of the grapes (fosco = dark, obscure) and the particular purple shade of its pedicel (peducolo = stalk) that is one of the variety's most immediately identifiable physical characteristics. Not an easy vine to harvest; its magical balance between structured refinement and delicate style has made it well known and appreciated far beyond Veneto's borders.

Refosco dal Peducolo Rosso is among the most characterful of the north-east's indigenous red varieties — a grape of genuine structural depth, high acidity, and a particular aromatic profile that combines dark fruit with herbal and spicy notes in a way that is immediately recognisable and immediately engaging. In the alluvial clay soils of the Setteanime estate's red vine sections — the compacted clay that gives more body and structure to the estate's reds — Refosco develops a character of particular mineral richness.

The magical balance between structured refinement and delicate style that the estate identifies as the wine's defining characteristic is the most difficult quality to achieve in Refosco production. The variety's natural structure — its high acidity and firm tannins — can easily become aggressive in less careful handling; the delicacy that Setteanime's vinification preserves is the result of the same careful attention to temperature control and minimal intervention that characterises all the estate's productions.

Between the lagoon of Venice and the hills of Treviso, this Refosco carries both the weight of ancient Friulian heritage and the specific mineral character of its Piave area terroir — a wine of genuine individuality that well-earned its reputation beyond its Venetian home.

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