“We decided to join the Enjoy Prepotto project because we think it is a wonderful initiative, important for promoting the area we love so much, the wine and all the products, experiences and emotions it can give us.” Sergio Pitticco
Sergio Pitticco winery is located in Novacuzzo, a hamlet on the edge of the woods of Bosco Romagno, with vineyards on a beautiful hillside hosting two different plots (‘crus’) on its eastern and south-eastern slopes, one of which is particularly suited to the cultivation of Schioppettino, the terroir wine of Prepotto. The area is well-suited to the production of red wines, thanks to its marly arenaceous soils of Eocene origin (Ponca, or Flysch), temperature excursions facilitating the ripening of the grapes and favouring the aromatic characteristics of the indigenous black grape varieties, cultivated in the five hectares of vines on the property; Schioppettino, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso and Tazzelenghe – a very rare varietal. The farm is in the process of converting to organic agriculture.
After the harvest, which normally lasts until late October, vinification takes place with long maceration in wooden vats in the wine cellar (with soft manual punching-down), where the must undergoes alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, followed by a long period of ageing, around 18 months, in small and medium-sized French barrels. It ends with refinement in the bottle.
Schioppettino di Prepotto, Tazzelenghe ‘Serika’ and red ‘Migale’ (a blend of Refosco DPR, Schioppettino and Tazzelenghe) have received important international awards in recent years, which may be viewed at www.pitticco.com.
