Merlot

IGT TREVENEZIE

TYPOLOGY: Red Wine

VINEYARD SIZE: 22 hectares

GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo-Pramaggiore

SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-clay loam texture, sub-alkaline with moderate limestone

GRAPE VARIETY: Merlot

ASPECT: North-South

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 18 years

AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 15 mt. asl

SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Spurred Cordon- Sylvoz

NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 3.000 vines per hectare

PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 13.000 kg per hectare

VINIFICATION: The clusters are de-stemmed and the grapes gently pressed. The must ferments with cultured yeasts in steel fermenters for 7-9 days at 28-32°C, with regular pumpovers and délestage. The wine is then pressed off and racked into steel tanks for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

MATURATION: In steel

APPEARANCE: Ruby red

BOUQUET: Fruit and crisp

PALATE: Full-flavoured well-balanced

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Excellent when partnered with lighter meats and heavier meat stews, with lamb, veal alla parmigiana, and medium-aged cheeses.

Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 12%