Taste
Balanced, complex and refined wine. Alternative to the classic single-variety Merlot

Parfumes
As a young wine: fragrant aromas, hints of ripe black fruit
As a mature wine: it develops into a light spicy note of black pepper

Variety
Merlot, Gamaret, Garanoir, Gallotta

Classification
IGT Swiss Italian

Color
Purple red

Wine typology
Red
Contains Sulfites

Area of origin
Municipality of Contone (2 km from lake Maggiore), Gambarogno, Ticino, Switzerland

Alcoholic grade
13% Vol.

Procedure:

• Manual harvesting once the right stage of ripeness has been reached.
• Pressing-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal fermenters and vertical steel tanks with automatic temperature control.
• First cold maceration of the skins for 8 hours to exalt the fresh fragrance.
• Heating of the mass to 26°C to extract the colour and start the alcoholic fermentation.
• Processing of the skins in daily cycles to obtain soft tannins. Devatting in thermoregulated stainless steel tanks.
• The malolactic fermentation is then completed.
• Racking in stainless steel tanks for at least 6 months.
• Before bottling, the wine is blended between the various tanks and filtered.

Malolactic fermentation: In thermoregulated stainless steel casks

Maturation: Steel

Minimum bottle aging: 6 months

Bottle type: Bordeaux

Aging potential: 8 years

Cork material: DIAM cork guaranteed with no cork taste

Land type: Fresh, deep and sandy

Processing: Methods of Integrated Production

Cultivation system: Double and single Guyot

Yield per hectare: 90 q (63 Hl)

Harvest times: September

Collection method: Manual

Packaging: 6 bottles per box

Pairings: Soft with good tannins, perfect with cured meats from Ticino area, mixed summer grills, fresh cheeses

Service: In large crystal glasses at 16°C