Gambarogno Riserva
2020 / 75cl
Wine tells a story of a land: like sap stolen from ripe berries and made must, it wrests its color from the skins, copies its structure from gnarled and curled shoots, kidnaps the light poured on the lobes of the leaves, sublimates the waters and the air in its scents. Gambarogno is our land, our landscapes, places and people summed up in the words and grammar of a wine. Gambarogno is that wine.
Taste
A wine of great structure and persistence, with an elegant and harmonious body. Maturation in barrels accentuates complexity by imparting roundness and softness
Parfumes
When young: intense, ripe fruit, slight hint of vanilla
When ripe: develops more complex notes of sweet tobacco and licorice
Name
Merlot 100%
Classification
IGT Swiss Italian
Color
Intense red
Wine typology
Red
Contains Soulfites
Area of origin
Municipality of Gambarogno, (2 km dal lago di Locarno), Ticino, Svizzera
Alcoholic grade
13.5% Vol.
Procedure:
- Manual harvest at the right stage of ripeness.
- Press-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal winemakers with automatic temperature control.
- Mass heating to 26°C for color extraction and start of alcoholic fermentation.
- Different cycles of skins processing to soften tannins.
- Direct racking in 1st and 2nd passage barriques.
- Yeast processing to improve roundness and complexity of the wine and also end malolactic fermentation.
- Maturation of 16 months in barriques after racking.
- Before bottling, blending between barrels in optimal proportion; seeking good structure, elegance, finesse and roundness, with light and soft wood.
- Bottling without stabilization and filtration, with possible light storage.
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Malolactic fermentation: Carried out in barrels
Maturation: Barrique
Barrel type: French oak barrels
Barrel age: 1st and 2nd passage barriques
Maturation time: In wood minimum 24 months
Minimum bottle aging: 12 months
Bottle type: Bordeaux
Aging potential: Over 10 years (if well stored)
Cork material: DIAM cork guaranteed without cork taste
Soil type: Fresh, deep, gravelly and sandy
Processing: Integrated Production methods
Cultivation system: Double and simple Guyot
Year of planting: 1967 e 1972
Yield per hectare: 60 q (40 Hl)
Harvest times: Between late September and early October
Harvesting method: Manual
Packaging: 6 bottles per box (all hand-wrapped)
Pairings: Easy pairing despite tannins present, with good extracts. Excellent with red meats, ragouts and even aged alpine cheeses.
Service: In large crystal glasses at 18°C.
