IGT Costa Toscana Merlot Sotto La Quercia
It is the soul wine of Sode di Sant’Angelo as it best expresses the character and personality of the “terroir” of the metalliferous hills, being elegant and at the same time hematic and glyceric. Equipped with remarkable structure and softness thanks to the slow and natural process of “elevage” inside the precious wood of the barriques.
750 ml
Download the factsheet| NAME: | MERLOT COSTA TOSCANA IGT |
| AREA OF PRODUCTION: | MASSA MARITTIMA (GR) – MAREMMA TOSCANA – ITALY |
| SOIL TYPE: | CLAYEY VERY RICH IN GYPSUM SKELETON AND VARIOUS MICRO-ELEMENTS. EQUIPPED WITH PERFECT NATURAL DRAINAGE AND AN ACCENTUATED SLOPE |
| GRAPE VARIETIES: | 100% MERLOT |
| ALTITUDE: | 325 M ASL |
| EXPOSURE: | SOUTH/SOUTH EAST |
| SYSTEM OF TRAINING: | SPURRED CORDON |
| PLANT DENSITY: | 5200 VINES PER HECTARE |
| YIELD PER HECTARE: | 70 QUINTALS |
| GRAPE HARVEST: | EARLY SEPTEMBER WITH SLIGHT OVER-RIPENING OF 50% OF THE TOTAL LOAD OF GRAPES ON THE PLANTS |
| VINIFICATION: | ABOUT 18 DAYS WITH FREQUENT PUMPING AND WETTING, WITH AT LEAST 3 DELESTAGES IN THE COURSE OF THE WHOLE FERMENTATION PROCESS |
| MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: | COMPLETELY CARRIED OUT IN STAINLESS STEEL BEFORE TRANSFERRING INTO BARRIQUES |
| REFINING: | 12 MONTHS IN NEW FRENCH OAK BARRIQUES AS WELL AS BALCANIC OAK BARRIQUES OF SECOND AND THIRD PASSAGE |
| COLOUR: | RUBY RED WITH DARK VIOLET REFLECTIONS |
| AROMA: | RICH, BROAD, FRAGRANT AND COMPLEX BOUQUET OF RED FRUITS AND MARMALADE WITH CHARACTERISTIC BALSAMIC AND SWEET SPICES SCENTS |
| FLAVOUR: | IT IS THE SOUL WINE OF SODE DI SANT’ANGELO AS IT BEST EXPRESSES THE CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF THE “TERROIR” OF THE METALLIFEROUS HILLS, BEING ELEGANT AND AT THE SAME TIME HEMATIC AND GLYCERIC. EQUIPPED WITH REMARKABLE STRUCTURE AND SOFTNESS THANKS TO THE SLOW AND NATURAL PROCESS OF “ELEVAGE” INSIDE THE PRECIOUS WOOD OF THE BARRIQUES. EQUIPPED WITH REMARKABLE STRUCTURE AND SOFTNESS THANKS TO THE SLOW AND NATURAL PROCESS OF “ELEVAGE” INSIDE THE PRECIOUS WOOD OF THE BARRIQUES. |
| ABV: | 15% VOL |
| SERVING TEMPERATURE: | RECOMMENDED AT 6-18 DEGREES C. |
| PAIRINGS: | GASTRONOMIC WINE TO COMBINE WITH SUCCULENT DISHES AS WELL AS EXTRAORDINARY FOR MEDITATION |
| ANNUAL PRODUCTION: | ABOUT 3.500 BOTTLES |