VINEYARD: Various vineyards in the Valdadige, Piave and Garda appellations. 20 year old vines, 300m asl, 5.000 vines x Ha., loamy-clayey topsoil lying over a block of compact limestone. 100% Merlot.
WINEMAKING: Grapes are picked the second week of September and fermented into stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 5 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine ages for 6 months in stainless steel tanks where it completes the malolactic fermentation prior to bottling.
| APPELLATION |
Veneto Merlot Igt |
| VINTAGE |
2006 |
| GRAPE COMPOSITION |
100% Merlot |
| TYPE |
Red / Dry |
| VINEYARD | 100 Ha. scattered across the Valdadige, Piave and Veneto appellations. |
| SOIL |
Clayey-gravelly soils lying over a limestone-based bedrock. |
| ALCOHOL |
13% |
| PRODUCTION |
1.500.000 bottles |
AWARDS |
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| TASTING NOTES |
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| WINE MAKING |
Cabernet grapes are harvested the second week of September and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks with cultured yeasts. The wine ages in stainless steel vats for 6 months prior to bottling and commercial release. |
| FOOD MATCH |
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| Producer Home page: |
Rocca Bianca |
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