← Red
Merlot Affinato in Barrique
Moletto · DOC Piave · 2016
The same Piave Merlot, aged for two years in 225-litre barriques. The oak brings sweet vanilla that stays in balance with the fruit: approachable at the first sip, then increasingly complex.
- Grapes
- Merlot
- Appellation
- DOC Piave
- Vintage
- 2016
- Alcohol
- 14,5 %
- Size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 18–20 °C
Available at our shop: Koliziejus, Domus Pro, Ukmergės g. 308, Vilnius
Tasting notes
Colour
Ruby red.
Nose
Sweet, delicate oak with vanilla and a light note of morello cherry.
Palate
Simple at first, then complex: round, warm, lightly tart, with fine tannins and good structure for ageing.
Pairs with
Roast red and white meat, poultry; with age, wild fowl and game.
How it's made
About 25 days on the skins at 26–30 °C, malolactic fermentation in steel, then 24 months in 225 l barriques and a further rest in steel before bottling.
Vineyard
- Area
- Motta di Livenza, province of Treviso, Veneto
- Altitude
- 9 m above sea level
- Soil
- alluvial clay and limestone of the river plain
- Exposure
- east–west
- Training
- spur-pruned cordon
- Planting density
- 2,000–3,000 vines/ha
- Vine age
- 18–52 years
