Taste
Enveloping, fat, soft, intensely long, slightly aromatic. Acidity not high

Parfumes
When young: persuasive notes of citrus and flowers
When ripe: hints of exotic fruit

Name
Merlot 100%

Classification
IGT Swiss Italian

Color
Straw yellow with greenish highlights

Wine typology
White
Contains Sulfites

Area of origin
Municipality of Cadenazzo and Gambarogno, Ticino, Switzerland

Alcoholic grade
12.5% Vol.

Procedure:

• Manual harvest when the right state of ripeness is reached.
• Press-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal winemakers with automatic temperature control.
• Cold skin maceration on dry ice for 12 hours to enhance aromas.
• Soft pneumatic pressing of the skins.
• Flotation.
• Heating of the mass to 16°C to have the start of alcoholic fermentation.
• At the end of alcoholic fermentation racking into thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, and processing on the lees.
• If necessary, malolactic fermentation is also completed.
• After racking, the wine still remains in the stainless tanks for at least a couple of months.
• Before sparkling wine is assembled and filtered.

Malolactic fermentation: Carried out in stainless steel barrels

Maturation: In stainless steel tanks

Minimum bottle aging: 3 months

Bottle type: Sile

Aging potential: 5/8 years old

Cork material: DIAM cork (MYTIK) guaranteed without cork taste

Land type: Fresh, mineral and light

Soil tillage: Methods of Integrated Production

Cultivation system: Simple Guyot

Year of planting: 1997

Yield per hectare: 90 q (63 Hl)

Harvest times: Mid-September

Collection method: Manual

Packaging: 6 bottles per box

Pairings: Excellent as an aperitif, it goes well with fresh cheeses, fried mixes of both fish and vegetables in batter or tempura, various canapés

Service: In Rastal Luce 30-type glasses at 8°C with ice bucket

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