Merlot
DOC Erice
€ 14,50
Organoleptic characteristics: Colour: intense ruby red tending towards garnet with the passing of time.
Smell: pleasant and intense. It presents distinct notes of small black fruits such as blackcurrant and blueberry, accompanied by hints of Sicilian aromatic herbs.
Taste: dry, harmonious and characterised by soft grains. It has a silky tannicity that gives it good structure and a pleasant persistence.
Technical features
Category: Erice D.O.C.
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Production area: Fulgatore, Erice, Paceco
Harvest: First ten days of September
Alcohol content: 13.5% ABV
Pairings: First courses: meat couscous and busiate pasta with wild boar ragù
Meats: chops, roast white and red meats, and stewed meats
Cheeses: medium-aged stretched-curd cheeses
Serving temperature: 13°-14° C
Winemaking
Cryomaceration for 12 hours. Controlled fermentation at a temperature of 18°C with prolonged maceration on the skins to extract color and polyphenols without weighing down the structure. 30% of the product is aged in French oak barriques for 5/6 months to add notes of vanilla and cocoa, the rest in steel for approximately 5/6 months.
