Il Querceto 2019
Merlot Ticino DOC Barrique Magnum| Type | Red wines |
| Classification | Merlot Ticino DOC Barrique |
| Grape varieties | Merlot |
| Aging | First-passage barriques for a minimum of 18 months then aged in the bottle for a minimum of 6 months |
| Size | 150cl |
| Year | 2019 |
| Enjoyment phase | 8-10 years after harvest |
| Service temperature | 18-20° C |
| Alcohol content | 13.5 % |
| Awards | Decanter UK: Silver, Mondial du Merlot & Assemblage Silver |
| Article no | 00001380 |
Broad and complex. Initial notes of redcurrants and wild strawberries turn to nutmeg, pipe tobacco and hints of sweet liquorice
Pizzoccheri from Ticino, beef fillet, beef tournedos with foie gras, escalope and a side of black polenta and roasted vegetables with port sauce
Dry and enveloping. Tannic texture present and never intrusive. Good structure with excellent drinkability and persistance
Garnet of medium intensity, ruby highlights
Fermentation with maceration for 3 weeks in steel.
Devatting and malolatic fermentation in first-passage barriques for a minimum of 18 months and aged in the bottle for a minimum of 6 months.
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, Locarno, Maggia Delta |
| Exposure and latitude | south-east, 200 mslm |
| Age of vines | 30-40 years |
| Soil | sandy, partly gravelly, derived from granite and gneiss rock |
| Planting density | 4'600 vines per hectare |
| Yield per m2 | 700g |
| Cultivation system | spurred cordon |
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Terreni alla Maggia SA Ascona Not available at this location.