Description

NEPOMUCENO  2015 BIO   IGT 

GRAPE VARIETIES: 70% Merlot, 15% Rebo, 15% Marzemino.
DESCRIPTION: Deep opaque ruby red with purplish highlights. A complex nose reminiscent of wild red berries, herbs and spices. On the palate it displays the powerful character of a ripe Merlot, echoing the sensations of the nose along with mouth-filling softness.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Stewed and braised meats, game and mature cheeses.
ORIGIN: 1,35 ha south facing (at an altitude 195 m above sea level) in the new vineyard planted in 1998, guyot training. Medium-deep, sub-alkaline soils, consisting mainly of red clay.
HARVEST: Picked by hand between mid-September and mid-October.
VINIFICATION: Macerations and fermentation with indigenous yeasts for 12-18 days in stainless steel vats with daily punching down of the cap and “dèlestages”, constant control of the temperatures. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in barriques for 18 months. Then the wine undergoes bottle-ageing prior to release