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Merlot Grand Selection 2008


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Grape type: 100% Merlot
Category: Dry
Characteristics: Deep rubycolour, red fruity, barriquearoma, maturated characteristicred wine
Age-grade: 2008
Production procedure: Manual harvest on selectedvinyards with crop restriction, fast procession: destemming and crushing, fermentation in tanks withgrape-marc soaking,controlled fermentation with the inoculation of yeast species(25-28 C°).
Skin contact period was 3 weeks, thennatural malic acid splitting also in tanks, maturation in barrels is 18 months - partly in new small-sized(225L) BQ barrels, partly in those used several times before. After maturation came the selection of the best quality barrels (tasting, analysis). Bottling followed fining and clarification.
Alcohol content: 14% V/V
Sugar content: 0,4 g/l
Titratable acidity: 5 g/l
Recommended consumption temperature: 16-18 °C
Our results:
SILVER: AWC Vienna 2013
SILVER Monde Selection 2012
GOLD: MUN-DUS 2013
Aroma: Moderately bodied wine with a fruity aroma in which red berries, plums and chocolate can be recognised. It is characterized with a nicely spicy aftertaste and soft tannins. A wine ideal for quiet talks with friends.
It is recommended with meats in the English style, stews, and marinated, grilled meats as well as smoked cheese.