MERLOT-BOTTEGA VINAI- TRENTINO DOC

DESCRIPTION

It has an intense cherry red colour,

with ruby reflections. The bouquet is

complex, with highly concentrated

notes of red fruits (plum, bilberry

and raspberry), harmonising with the

elegant notes of wood (vanilla). It has

a full-bodied, generous flavour with

great harmony and a lingering

aftertaste, supported by the perfect

quantity of sweet tannins.

VINIFICATION

After crushing the must is fermented

with the skins for approximately 12 –

14 days at a temperature which does

not exceed 28°C, in stainless steel

vats. The wine is then refined in oak

barriques for 15 months. There

follows a brief refining period in casks

after which the wine is bottled.

The best exposed hills in the

Vallagarina valley and around Trento.

VINEYARD

The vineyards in the Vallagarina valley

are located on fans formed by the

sediment from ancient mountain

streams and feature well-structured,

easy draining limestone soils with a

good clay content. On the hills around

Trento the vineyards are sited on

glacial or morainal terraces, featuring

deep, easy draining soils with a high

clay content. The climate in these

areas is sub-continental, with cold

winters, plenty of snow and hot

summers with a good difference

between day and night temperatures