Barbarossa 2020
Merlot Ticino DOC Riserva| Type | Red wines |
| Classification | Merlot Ticino DOC Riserva |
| Grape varieties | Merlot |
| Aging | Ageing partly in stainless steel, partly in truncated oak vats of 1400 litres for one year and partly in second-passage French oak barriques. |
| Size | 50cl |
| Year | 2020 |
| Enjoyment phase | 2023-2027 |
| Service temperature | 18°-20°C |
| Alcohol content | 12 % |
| Article no | 00001388 |
Good complexity dictated by classic notes of crisp red fruits, fresh floral notes of geranium, chinato notes, against a background reminiscent of roasted coffee
Terreni alla Maggia polenta red with ossobuco. Horse burgers. Ticino semi-fat cheese. Categories: grilled meat, fine meat burgers, semi-matured soft cheese.
Classically styled, balanced, easy-drinking, everyday Merlot. Medium-structured and well-integrated tannin. Gives a pleasant softness and persistence of flavour.
Medium intense and brilliant garnet red
Manual harvesting of the grapes at the right ripeness, fermentation and maceration on the skins for 15 days in stainless steel tanks.
A mild climate with little rain characterised the winter and spring period. The summer was hot and dry. Good grape quality, but lower quantity.
| Grape variety | Merlot | |
| Vineyard location | Sopra e Sottoceneri. | |
| Soil | Sandy (Maggia Delta) and loamy (Sottoceneri). | |
| Density | 4600 vines per hectare. | |
| Training system | Spurred cordon. Production m2 | 700 g |
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Terreni alla Maggia SA Ascona Not available at this location.
