Gambarogno Rosso
2022 / 75cl
Wine tells a story of a land: as stolen sap of 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 leaves, sublimates the waters and air in its scents. The Gambarogno is our land, our landscapes, places and people summed up in the words and grammar of a wine. Gambarogno is that wine.
Taste
Palate pleasantly full, warm, robust, austere, but velvety, harmonious, ethereal, with a spicy aftertaste typical of partial aging in wood
Parfumes
When young it gives off a complex, intense, rich bouquet of freshly picked ripe fruit
When mature: more complex, slightly spicy and softer fragrances
Name
Merlot Ticino
Classification
DOC
Color
Deep red, ruby hues that tend to fade with time
Wine typology
Red
Contains Sulfites
Area of origin
Gambarogno Municipality, (2 km from Lake Locarno), Ticino, Switzerland
Alcoholic grade
12.8% Vol.
Procedure:
- Harvested by hand at the right stage of ripeness.
- Pressing-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal winemakers with automatic temperature control.
- First cold skin maceration for 8 hours to enhance fresh aromas.
- Heating the mass to 26°C for color extraction and the start of alcoholic fermentation.
- Several daily cycles of processing the skins to soften the tannins.
- 50% of the wine racked directly into 3rd and 4th passage barriques and 30 Hl.wooden barrels.Remaining 50% in steel.
- Batonage and lees processing are performed to improve roundness and complexity.
- Malolactic fermentation is completed.
- Bottling after blending in optimal proportion to give good structure, elegance, finesse and roundness.
Malolactic fermentation: Carried out in stainless steel and wooden barrels
Maturation: Stainless steel, wooden barrels and barrels of 3rd passage
Age barrels: 3rd passage barrique and used barrels
Wood type: French oak
Toasting level: Media
Ripening time: In wood 12 months
Minimum bottle aging: 6 months
Bottle type: Bordeaux
Aging potential: 5/8 years
Cork material: DIAM cork guaranteed with no cork taste
Grapevine: 100% Merlot
Land type: Fresh, deep and sandy
Processing: Methods of Integrated Production
Cultivation system: Double and simple Guyot
Year of planting: 1983
Yield per hectare: 80 q (55 Hl)
Harvest times: Late September
Collection method: Manual
Packaging: 6 bottles per box.
Pairings: Soft with silky tannins, easy to pair with red meats, ragouts and not-too-mature alpine cheeses.
Service: In large crystal glasses at 18° C.
