Breganze Merlot DOC
Still dry red
Organically Certified Wine
Merlot, tightly connected to our land with its versatile personality. The vineyard is marked like
a Masiero, ancient local name used for a fenced field. A crataegus hedge surrounds the vine rows and its red and orange berries give the first welcome to the visitor.
Technical sheet
Grape: 100% Merlot
IN THE VINEYARD
Vineyard: 2,5 ha, 120m AMSL, North/South exposure, planted in 2003
Soil: alluvial and clay, medium-textured and relatively loose soil
Training system: spurred cordon with 8-10 buds
Planting density: 4.400 vines/ha
Yield: 90 q/ha
Harvest: end of September, hand harvest and sorting
IN THE CELLAR
Wine making: grapes of different plots are separately processed; temperature-controlled fermentation; punching-down of the cap followed by maceration in steel tanks for 15-18 days at a controlled temperature of 25-28°C
Aging: aging in big French oak barrels
for 10 months; 2-4 months of aging in bottle
N. of bottles: 8.000
Bottle: bordelaise, 750 ml
Sensory Analysis
Sight: intense ruby red
Smell: black fruits, varietal and spicy, tobacco and grassy notes
Odor and taste: full, rounded and enveloping; soft tannins; persistent aftertaste
Serving temperature 18°C
Food pairing
Well-combined with lasagne al ragù and medium-aged cheese. A red wine that keeps company every day.
A traditional recipe that we recommend: Rotzo potato gnocchi with duck sauce.
