MERLINO
SWEET WINES
Color: very intense purple color.
Fragrance: Great varietal fragrance: small fruits, especially marasca cherry, blackberry, currant that is integrated with spicy notes: vanilla, coffee and cocoa.
Flavor: warm, sweet, very structured and of great harmony.
Serving temperature: 12°-13° C.
Alcohol: 19 %
Frui: This product comes from the partially fermented must of Lagrein grapes, added to our brandy which was in turn obtained from two local grape varieties: the schiava and the lagarino. It is the first wine of this kind obtained in Italy.
Bottling: after 8/10 months, once the clarification is obtained, it is bottled.
Sistema d’allevamento: “pergoletta trentina aperta” con 6500 viti per ettaro.
Tipo di bottiglia: Bordolese antica nei formati 0,5 – 1,5 lt.
Tasting notes
Finally also in Italy a chocolate wine, from chocolate or coffee based desserts, excellent on strawberries. Ideal for evening conversation or reading a book.
Production notes
the Lagrein grape is harvested very mature (alcohol potential 13.5 °), it is then put for 1 – 2 nights in a cold store to lower its temperature. After destemming, the grapes (not crushed) arrive by gravity in the tank (no pumps), where they stop for a cold maceration for 5/6 days to increase the aromatic extraction. Then the fermentation starts which is interrupted at 4 – 5 ° degrees of alcohol carried out with the addition of a brandy aged more than 10 years. It is important in this phase to mix the distillate so that there is no burning – burning of the wine.
The temperature of the distillate is brought to –10 – 15 degrees and the addition is made in replacement, the alcohol is brought close to 20 ° alcohol and in this way the “situation” is photographed, the yeast and bacteria are blocked, the present sugar remains unbreakable (100/120 grams per liter), the fruity aromatic charge remains such. After a few days, the product is placed in drums where there was our brandy called “Divino”.
Awards and recognitions
Our MERLINO was awarded by:
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