MERLOT - DOC COLLI EUGANEI
This wine born in the vineyards called “Stradella” , is a solid and full bodied wine, red ruby coloured, with the typical smell and taste lightly herbal belonging to the variety, that recalls little red fruits.
Since 1870 it is cultivated with the Cabernet Franc and Carmenere in the Euganean Hills area.
To be served with roast meat and game.
Process of wine making:
The grape harvest is made when the Merlot is completely mature. The grapes pass into the destemmer –crusher and after start the fermentation with a controlled temperature of 26-27 °C, maceration with marcs of 4-5 days with a daily delestage operation and partial removal of grape seeds.
After decanting and pressing , the new wine stay into steel tanks.
Stabilized with low temperature and filtered before bottling.
Alcohol level: 13,00% vol
Awards : I° Place in the 2007 Competition of Euganean Red wines