Rich ruby red with purple hues. A gloriously rich Merlot offering deeply intense blackberries and black plum flavours layered with sweet oak spices, roses and a fresh, earthy complexity on a palate. Firm, velvety tannins are balanced by a touch of refreshing acidity completed with an impressive finish.

Production notes - Production notes - The grapes were hand-harvested with four stages of strict sorting: first, on the vine, then by individual clusters, and then again by single berry following destemming and sorting table. The selected grapes go directly into the concrete vats using gravity only. The fermentation and maceration take a total of 3 weeks maximizing the extraction of varietal character and complexity while keeping the tannins round and supple. After the fermentation the wine is drained followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged 15 months in French oak barrels.

Wine: Canto della Civetta

Variety: 100% Merlot

Vintage: 2018

Altitude: 430m

Soil: Clay, sand, limestone, minerals

Slope: South and North facing slope

Training system: Single guyot

Harvest: September 2018

Fermentation: in concrete vats with natural yeast

Aging: French barrique (225l) 14 months

Bottling: March 2018

ABV: 14,5%

Residual sugar: -

Acidity: 5,3 g/l