TYPE: UMBRIA I.G.T.
NAME: MERLOT
TYPE: RED STILL
YEAR: 2009
CLOSURE: NATURAL CORK GRAPE: MERLOT 100%
ALCOHOL: 13,5% VOL
AGING: 12 MONTHS IN BARREL
SIZE: 750 ml 
AGING 2009
GRAPE 100% Merlot umbro 
REGION Colline vulcaniche di Orvieto YEALD 50 quintals per hectare
HARVEST Hand-picked into crates of 20 kg.
VINIFICATION Soft pressing after destemming and pumping over, vinification with maceration on the skins, fermentation for 18 days at controlled temperature; mainly in stainless steel then briefly in oak.
AGING In oak barrels for about 12 months. MATURATION For 10 months in a bottle.
CHARACTERISTICS Ruby red with purple reflections, soft bouquet of matured fruit and cherry and plum with spicy notes of vanilla, tobacco, leather and cocoa.
Excellent acidity and persistence in the mouth, medium-bodied; elegant, soft and enveloping tannins.
TEMPERATURE Serve at about 18/20 degrees
BEST SERVED WITH Red meat dishes, roasted meat, braised meat, grilled meat, first courses, matured cheeses.