Podere della Filandra Toscana Igt Merlot

GRAPES: Merlot 100%
VINEYARDS: 10-20 years.
ALTITUDE: 350 mt. slm.
TERRAIN: Hilly terrain rich in skeletons, well ventilated, presence of limestone.
EXPOSURE: South-West.
BREEDING SYSTEM: Guyot
HARVEST PERIOD: Second half of September.
VINIFICATION: The destemmed grapes are vinified separately in steel barrels at a controlled temperature below 30°C. The wines carry out the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation spontaneously in steel.
AGING: In tonneaux for 6 months, in bottle for at least 6 months.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14 % vol.
PRODUCTION: 3.000 bottles 0.75 Lt
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 16°C.
COLOUR: Intense impenetrable ruby red.
SMELL: Intense and complex, typical notes of plum and raspberry preserved by a natural vinification, simple but accurate. The aging in oak wood gives a spicy note.
TASTE: Soft and enveloping. The tannins are mature and well balanced by acidity. Good persistence olfactory taste, after swallowing immediately return the aromas of fruity.
PAIRING: Game, red meat and aged cheese.