DESCRIPTION

Classification: Veneto IGT
Variety: 100% Merlot
Harvest: end of September, hand-picked grapes
Vinificazione: 2/3 days pre-fermentation maceration, followed by a 10 days traditional maceration. Alcoholic fermentation temperature is controlled in between 21/22° C. Malolactic fermentation is completely finalized. After ranking, 9 months ageing in oak casks plus 4 months bottle refining
Color: intense ruby red 
Nose: complex and characteristic, fruity and woody, with soft fruits aroma, spicy, tobacco and chocolate scents 
Taste: a good harmony in which fine tannins and freshness give to palate the best shades of cherries, blackcurrant and licorice, with a very long and softly round end 
Food pairing: fresh pastas with meat sauce, duck in orange sauce, roasted calf, semi hard cheese. Venetian tradition: guinea fowl with “impevarada” sauce or “risotto with fine meat” 
Alcoholic content: 13% vol. 
Serving temperature: ideal at 18/20° C, in carré stem glasses.