Merlot
RED WINES
DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE PROTETTA
FRIULI COLLI ORIENTALI
Tipology: Red dry
Variety: Merlot 100%
Production area: Friuli Colli Orientali
Town: Corno di Rosazzo (UD)
Implant in: 1931 (vigneto storico sito in Gramogliano)
Implant density: 4500 stump for hectare
Production for hectare: 8 tons/ha
Planting density: 2.5 x 0.90 m
Growing system: Guyot
Soil typology: flaked clay
Grape harvest: October
Harvest: manual
Vinification: harvested grapes are swiftly brought to the cellar, followed by crushing and destemming in stainless-steel tanks. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts for 13-15 days at 25-30°C with daily remounts. Wine ages for ten months in oak barrels with temperature control and is fined in-bottle for about sixty days.
Wine tasting: a bright red coloured wine with a well-rounded and anthralling flavour of wild berry aromas. Perfect with meat and mature cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18-20°C