2016 Quintarelli Rosso Ca del Merlo IGT Volume:750ml old barrels

old barrels

The palate is dense

The "first flower" is the youngest red wine released by the estate every year

The blended wine is returned to oak and housed in a new Gillet Puncheon (500L) for a total of 28 months before bottling

2016 Quintarelli Rosso Ca del Merlo IGT Volume:750ml old barrels55% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Sangiovese A single vinyard bottling, where 50% of the grapes are pressed immediately after harvest and the remaining 50% are dried for 2 months before pressing. After 3 4 days of maceration, primary fermentation starts with indigenous yeasts. Wine is racked and then sits until February, when it is racked onto the lees of the Amarone which starts a