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Merlot Vecchie Vigne Veneto IGT

100% Merlot

Production area: municipalities of Ponzano Veneto and Villorba

Terrain: sciolto e con uno scheletro importante, ghiaioso

Harvest: By hand in 15 kg crates, when the grapes are perfectly ripe

Vinification: Grapes are sorted first in the vineyard and then on a vibrating table in the winery, destemmed, crushed, and fermented with low sulfur dioxide content and at controlled temperature in horizontal macerators. After racking, it goes to stainless steel tanks where it undergoes malolactic fermentation, then racking, back to stainless steel

Refinement: in wood for at least 12 to 15 months before bottling, followed by a short aging of 6 months in bottle

Color: shades of a gorgeous ruby

Fragrance: has clear notes of blackberry, black cherry and violet; then opening to a spice character: in progression sweet tobacco, cocoa, vanilla, sandalwood, licorice

Flavor: is immediately warm and enveloping on well-smoothed and rounded tannins, "almost sweet"; has savory finish supporting lingering blackberry and cassis notes, on sweet spices

Alcoholic Grade: 13% vol

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