Obtained from submitting Terrano grapes grown on our hills to the red wine-making process. Purple-red in colour; its ample and distinctive bouquet recalls small black berry fruits. Especially if young and served cool, this sweet and pleasant wine goes magnificently with desserts, dry pastries and “ciambella” (a typical cake of the Romagna region)
| Appellation | Sweet Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Alcohol by volume | 9,5% vol |
| Number of bottles produced | 5000 |
| Production area and municipality | Merlotta estate in Imola |
| Exposure and height a.s.l. | South, 130 m alt |
| Soil type | clayey, clayey-silty |
| Grapes | Terrano |
| Training system | guyot |
| Planting density | 4,166 plants per hectare |
| Age of plants | 14 years |
| Yield | 80 hl/ha |
| Harvest period | mid of September |
| Wine-making technique | grapes are crushed, and de-stemmed. Then maceration and fermentation take place with selected yeasts in stainless steel tanks for 6 days at 28 °C. The must is pumped over three times a day to fully extract polyphenols from the grape skin. Fermentation is stopped through refrigeration when residual sugar drops to 50 g/l. |
| Colour | intense violet-red |
| Aroma | the bouquet recalls black berry fruits |
| Taste | sweet, pleasant, well-balanced and persistent |
| Food matching | desserts, dry pastries and “ciambella” (a typical cake of the Romagna region) |
| Serving temperature | 16 °C |
| Awards | 82/100 Accademia della Muffa Nobile 2010 |
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