Nose

multi-layered aromas of ripe plum and cherry jam with spicy notes of chocolate, mint and tobacco, elegant roasted aroma and a surprising freshness

Palate

Elegance and structure in harmony, subtle, soft tannins and a velvety fullness, long and convincing finish

Growing Conditions

This Merlot is made with great passion and patience from the grapes of thirty-year-old vines on the historical hill of the Kornell wine estate.

- Site: Settequerce, southwest-facing slope at 280 m a.s.l.

Harvest

end of October

Bottling

3.000 bottles in March 2018

Winemaking

Vinification: Fermentation in small barrels for 25 days
Maturation: aging in new oak (barrique) for 18 months, aging in bottle for 24 months

Aging

Aging potential: 20 years

Appearance

dark ruby red

Food Pairing

Angus beef fillet with pepper sauce, bistecca all Fiorentina, T-bone steak