Barbarossa 2019
Merlot Ticino DOC Riserva| Type | Red wines |
| Classification | Ticino DOC Merlot Riserva |
| Grape varieties | Merlot |
| Aging | Partly aged in 1,400-litre truncated oak vats for one year and partly in second-passage French oak barriques. |
| Size | 75cl |
| Year | 2019 |
| Enjoyment phase | 5 years after harvest |
| Service temperature | 18° C |
| Alcohol content | 12.5 % |
| Article no | 00001332 |
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Fine and elegant with notes of small red fruits, cherries in alcohol and jam, well blended with spicy notes
Polenta, braised meat, game, cheese
"Good structure, elegant, ripe tannins,
cherries and jam, spicy tones of vanilla, cinnamon. Good persistence and balance."
Brilliant ruby with slight garnet highlights
Harvested manually with grapes picked at the right ripeness, fermentation and maceration with the marc for 15 days in stainless steel tanks
2019: Rather cold winter (with snow down to the lowlands). Medium-warm spring with good rainfall. Very cool summer, never excessively hot.
| "Vineyard location | Sopra und Sottoceneri |
| Soil | sandy, partly gravelly, derived from granite and gneiss rock |
| Planting density | 4,600 vines per hectare |
| Cultivation system | spurred cordon |
| Yield per m2 | 700 g" |
CHF 24.00 / 75cl
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