Taste
Mature character, soft tannins complex and elegant. Partial drying in crates of grapes to concentrate flavor, aromas and scents

Parfumes
When young: in long aging
When ripe: ripe fruit with light hints of vanilla and pipe tobacco

Name
Merlot Ticino

Variety
100% Merlot

Classification
DOC

Color
Deep red

Wine typology
Red
Contains Sulfites

Area of origin
Municipality of Gambarogno, (2 km from Lake Locarno), Ticino, Switzerland

Alcoholic grade
14.0 % Vol.

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Procedure:

• Harvested by hand at the right stage of ripeness.
• Harvest as late as possible.
• Part of the latter in withering in special boxes inside ventilated and dehumidified room until the right concentration is reached.
• Separate vinification.
• 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 processing the skins to soften the tannins.
  Direct racking in new barrels.
• Battonage cycles and lees processing to improve wine roundness and complexity.
• Blending with wine derived from dried grapes, and completion of malolactic fermentation.
• Barrel racking and maturation for at least 24 months.
• Blending between barrels in optimal proportion before bottling.
• Bottled without any stabilization and filtration, with slight deposit possible.

Malolactic fermentation: Barrel turn

Maturation: Cask

Barrel type: Barrel

Age barrels: New barrels

Ripening time: In wood minimum 24 months

Minimum bottle aging: 12 months

Bottle type: Bordeaux

Aging potential: Over 10 years old (if well preserved)

Cork material: DIAM cork guaranteed with no cork taste

Land type: Fresh, deep, gravelly and sandy

Processing: Methods of Integrated Production

Cultivation system: Double and simple Guyot

Year of planting: 1963

Yield per hectare: 60 q (40 Hl)

Harvest times: Early October

Collection method: Manual

Packaging: 6 bottles per box (all hand-wrapped)

Pairings: Powerful, elegantly structured wine with present but velvety tannins. Excellent with red meat, game, alpine cheeses, even aged cheeses

Service: In large crystal glasses at 18°C

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