Merlot

CLASSICS

The grapes come from vineyards planted in calcareous clay and gravel soils at an altitude between 250 and 400 meters.

APPELATION

Alto Adige DOC

VINTAGE

2021

Vintage Description

A long winter left the vines dormant until early April. Bud break was followed by a drop in temperatures, which delayed flowering. The weather remained changeable throughout the summer, with a very hot June and wet July, providing the ideal groundwork for the imminent maturation period. August presented itself from its best side, with sunny and dry weeks and extraordinarily low temperatures at night. Apart from few showers in late September/early October, the weather during the harvest, which started 10 days later than last year and with lower volumes than usual, was characterised by many warm days with increasingly cooler nights. The white wines of the 2021 vintage showcase great depth and reveal pronounced freshness and delicate fruity notes on the palate, whereas the fuller bodied red wines boast mature tannins and fresh aromas of fruit.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • grapes: Merlot
  • yield: 70 hl/Hectare
  • altitude: 250 – 400 m
  • soil: calcareous clay and gravelly soils
  • climate: extreme interplay between sunny days, influenced by the Mediterranean climate, and cool nights, marked by the cold downslope winds from the surrounding mountains

Winemaking

The grapes are destemmed and fermented at controlled temperature (28° C) in steel tanks with malolactic fermentation. The wine is then aged in oak barrels of various sizes and concrete tanks.

Tasting notes

garnet red to dark garnet red

 

It is reminiscent of wild wine and smells slightly of grass.

Its taste is full-bodied and tart, with aromas of wild cherry and blackcurrant.

serving temperature

14 – 16° C

residual sugar

< 1.5 g/l

total acidity

5 g/l

ABV

13 % vol

aging potential

3-5 years

bottle size

0.75 l 

WATCH THE LAST AWARDS
Award Date Year Score
GAULT&MILLAU 2022 2019 4 rote Trauben
VERONELLI 2012 2011 Tre Stelle
WEIN-PLUS 2018 2016 87 punti
BIBENDA 2012 2011 3 grappoli
DER BERLINER WEINFÜHRER 2012 2011 vino molto buono

Selection

Classics