Merlot in purity, selected, during grape harvest, from the best vineyards in two high-hills area in Gambellara. The fermentation is spontaneous in open vats with 4/5 wine-crushing a day, which are reduced as the fermentation continues. The fermentation lasts for about 15 days and then the wine stills on the skin for 4/5 more days. After the racking and the pressing, the wine is decanted in old oak barrels for 18 months.
Serve at | 16 – 18° C |
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Color | ruby red |
Vineyards location | Gambellara – Vicenza – Veneto – Italy |
Soil type | calcareous |
Altitude | 100 meters above sea level |
Training system | guyot |
Harvest | first September week |
Plants n. x hectare | 3500 |
Vinification | spontaneus fermentation in 30hl oak barrels with 20 days of maceration on skin |
Aging | 18 months in oak barrel |