Merlot
Friuli Colli Orientali Doc
Memory and story of the land
Tasting notes
Intense ruby red.
Velvety, with dark fruit ranging from wild blackberry to plum jam, and hints of fern, juniper and cloves.
Enveloping and velvety, with a complex, savoury tannic texture; fine, smooth and fresh, with a spicy finish.
Technical sheet
- Grape variety
- 100% Merlot
- Production area
- Friuli Colli Orientali hills, Prepotto (UD)
- Average vine age
- 80 years
- Yield per hectare
- About 2,000–4,000 kg/ha
- Training system
- Double Guyot
- Soil
- Eocene flysch of marl and sandstone
- Harvest
- Early October, picked by hand into crates
- Vinification
- Destemming and gentle crushing. Temperature-controlled fermentation (24–26 °C) and maceration on the skins (about 20 days) in small open vats, with repeated punch-downs by hand. Malolactic fermentation in barrique. Ageing: 24 months in barrique, followed by one year in bottle before release.
Nutrition declaration per 100 ml
| Energy | 328 kJ / 79 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Merlot
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