APPELLATION
Doc Friuli Aquileia
VINIFICATION
Vinification with whole grapes, to maintain the fruitiness, 16 days maceration to obtain a great structure. Aging in new and second passage barriques and in 3rd passage tonneaux for a period of 36 months. Bottle aging for 6 months.
Harvest: hand picking in small boxes
Grapes conditions: perfectly mature at the picking time.
Picking Time: third week of September.
Grapes: this 100% Merlot is a blend of different clones: 348, F4, F6, 181, 184, R3, FV4. The blend of different clones allows to get a more complex wine.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Color: Ruby red tending to purple.
Nose: aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum jam and chocolate.
Taste: first sensations are those of blueberry in alcohol and wild blackberry, which slowly fade leaving in the mouth a pleasant hint of cocoa perfectly melted with the essence of oak.
PAIRINGS
Merlot is a soft and harmonious wine, ideal to be enjoyed during a meal. It goes well with roast or grilled red meat dishes, stewed dishes, boiled meats, cheese selections, risottos and main courses with elaborate sauces.
TECHNICAL DATA
| Vineyard surface: | Ha 3,4 |
| Pruning: | Double guyot |
| Yield per hectare: | 15000 pounds |
| Row sizes: | 2,70 mt. per 0,9 mt. |
| Year of planting: | 1993 |
| Acidity: | 5,48 gr./Lt. |
| Sugar residual: | 1,00 gr./Lt. |
| Dry extract: | 29,00 gr./Lt. |
| Total sulfites: | 60 mg/Lt. |
| Free sulfites: | 20 mg/Lt. |
| Vol.: | 13,92 % |
SOIL
Vineyard planted in a flat land, orientation north – south and sun exposure east-west.
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