A unique Italian red: I Clivi Schiopettino 2023

A beautiful bottle, isn’t it? My first encounter with the schioppettino grape variety and I absolutely love it. What an interesting wine!

This resembles to Hungarian kadarka – to a top notch one, to be precise. Very pale colour. Lots of herbal notes, red currants, cranberries, it oozes cool climate. So delicate on the palate, but with weightless complexity. Not a structured wine, acidity is gentle, tannins low, which together with the low alcohol make a seamless, incredibly drinkable wine – it’s even more smashable than Beaujolais Crus. It has finesse and tons of personality. Great light red, highly recommended. 91 points, drink now. 18,50€ at Lobenbergs.

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