Ascona riserva 2019
Merlot Ticino DOC Barrique| Type | Red wines |
| Classification | Merlot Ticino DOC Barrique Riserva |
| Grape varieties | Merlot |
| Aging | 24 months in new barrels and 6 months in bottle |
| Size | 75cl |
| Year | 2019 |
| Enjoyment phase | 10-15 years after harvest |
| Service temperature | 18-20° C |
| Alcohol content | 13.5 % |
| Awards | Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: Gold, Decanter UK: Platinum |
| Article no | 00001354 |
Fine, elegant and very complex. Fruity notes of morello cherry and cassis. Spicy hints of cinnamon and black pepper, bitter cocoa and balsamic background.
Terreni alla Maggia rice baked with aubergines and Ticino cheese gratin, lasagne with aubergines and lamb ragout, Chateaubriand with Béarnaise sauce
Full-bodied and structured. The tannin is velvety and perfectly embraces the softness of the sip. Very persistent and harmonious finish in the nose.
Intense, luminous garnet
Maceration: 3 weeks with skins in steel tanks, devatting and malolactic fermentation in first-passage barriques (French oak and 5% American oak)
2019: Rather cold winter (with snow down to the lowlands). Medium-warm spring with good rainfall. Very cool summer, never excessively hot. Harvested mid-October (1-2 weeks)
| "Vineyard location | Ascona |
| Exposure and latitude | south-east, 200 masl |
| Age of vines | 40 years |
| Soil | sandy, partly gravelly, derived from granite and gneiss rock |
| Planting density | 4,600 vines per hectare |
| Yield per m2 | 600g |
| Cultivation system | single Guyot" |
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Terreni alla Maggia SA Ascona Not available at this location.