A grape not generally associated with Italy in the way that it is with California and France however the wine makers of Friuli have been growing and refining the Merlot grape for hundreds of years. Intense ruby color and morello cherry nose give this wine a mouth watering complexity most drinkers will find to be a suprisingly first class merlot experience.
Casali Maniago Merlot
Varietal: 100% Merlot
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Harvesting: Pre-fermentation cold maceration followed by a fermentation with 8 days of contact with the skins in order to extract the noble components of the skins that give structure and body to the wine.
Wine Process: Stored in Slovakian oak of 2,000 and 5,000 litres ( 6-8 Months) and then aged in horizontal bottles in underground cellars.Notes: Intense ruby colour and lively tonality. The aroma is intense and pronounced with aromas of morello cherry, violets, wild berries and cherry jam. Dry and soft, but with a decisive and balanced tannic note. On the palate it is rich and concentrated with a pleasant and persistent aftertaste.