NUSSLEITEN Merlot DOC
NUSSLEITEN Merlot DOC
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Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
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Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Italy
Region/Subregion:
Trentino-Alto Adige/Alto Adige
Classification:
DOC
Certification:
-
Grape:
Merlot (100%)
Vintage year:
2020
Color:
dark ruby
Aroma:
toasty aromas
Taste:
firm tannins, opulent, elegant, sumptuos finish
Alcohol content:
14.5%
Sugar content:
0.5 g/l
Acidity:
5.9
pH-value:
3.28
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Light glass
Best Served:
16 - 18 °C
Food pairing:
Beef, Cheese - mature and hard, Game, Lamb, Mushrooms, Spicy food, Veal
Ageing potential:
2 - 10 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Game
- Lamb
- Mushrooms
- Spicy food
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Gravel
Terroir:
Caldaro, Seehof, Nussleiten: 230 mabove sea level, deep, humus-rich,sandy clay soil on calcareous gravel in the immediate vicinity of Lake Caldaro
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
-
Storage:
-
Winemaker:
-
After destemming, the stainless steel tanks are filled by gravity,followed by mash fermentation under controlled temperature. Malolactic fermentation and aging exclusively in new barriques for 18 months.Assemblage is performed 2 to 3 months before bottling, followed by at least12 months of bottle aging.