MERLOT 2016
Type of the wine: Red, dry
Grape variety: Merlot 100%
Acidity / alcohol content: 14,5 %
Terroir, vineyard: BLOCK 1
Training system: Guyot, low cordon
Harvest: Hand harvested
Technology: Grapes harvested by hand and carefully destemmed. Fermented for 21 days on the skins; manual punching down; spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Matured for 14 months; 70% in 2-3 year-old, 30% in new Hungarian and French oak barrels (300 liters).
Quality level: Premium Wine
Temperature: 15-18 °C
Food pairing: Roasted and grilled meats; veal liver; semi-hard and blue cheeses and with forest fruit desserts.
Available quantity: 2.700 Bottles
Retail price: 3150 HUF / 10 EUROS
Description
Notes of kirsch, clove, cinnamon and dark chocolate with the slight sweetness of dried cranberries. Smooth on the palate, with kirsch, black pepper, with refreshing sour cherry in the finish. Comple- mented by notes of vanilla, roasted walnut thanks to the aging in barrel.