Schiopetto’s 2007 Bianco Mario Schiopetto is an homage to one of Friuli’s pioneers. This blend of Chardonnay and Tocai flows from the glass with a rich, textured core of candied apricots, peaches, flowers and spices. Pretty notes of minerality help give this bottling a nice sense of balance and proportion, Although the wine offers excellent balance and plenty of style, it suffers from the same sense of heaviness that is characteristic of the estate’s 2007 whites. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2012. The 2007 vintage was challenging for whites as the warm growing season hindered the development of aromatics in many varieties, leaving quite a few wines with a feeling of heaviness, as these bottlings attest.Importer: Vintus LLC, Pleasantville, NJ tel. (914) 769-3000