FINA MERLOT TERRE SICILIANE I.G.P.

Type: Red.
Grapes: 100% Merlot.
Production area: Western Sicily.
Training and pruning: Espalier, with guyot pruning.
Altitude: 350 mt. s.l.m.
Plant density: 5000 plants per hectare.
Yield: 85 quintals per hectare.
Harvest period: End of August.
Fermentation: In steel.
Aging: In steel, twelve months in barrique.
Analytical data: Alcohol 14%
Serving temperature: 18-20 ° C.

Intense ruby ​​red color with purple reflections, with hints reminiscent of black currant, ripe plum, with notes of pepper and blueberries. The taste is rich and round, with soft and smooth tannins.

It goes well with red meats, such as rost beef, boiled meats, roasts, aged cheeses, poultry and stewed rabbit. It can also be considered a wine for the whole meal.

In Italy, Merlot has found ideal environmental conditions in many northern regions since the nineteenth century, but it is now widespread with truly surprising results also in Sicily, precisely because Merlot, in adapting to this climate with a strong solar imprint, shows another aspect of its versatile personality, with warmer and spicier flavors.