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Vite rossa Igt Veneto – Ornella Molon

€23.00
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Vintage: 2017
Pairing: Aged cheeses, Second dishes featuring red meat
Alcohol: 14%Vol.

Product sheet

Product sheet
Wine typeRed Wine
Bottle size0.75
Variety50% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, variable depending on the year.
Serve at16-18°C
GlassWide-bowled glasses
SulfitesContiene solfiti
Production zone Vineyards of Campo di Pietra, Piave river basin, to the south east of Treviso.
Terroir Well-drained soils rich in organic substances ideal for obtaining fine, elegant wines.
Training system Short Guyot, with a yield of 9,000 kg per hectare.
Harvest period Hand picked into crates. At different times depending on the variety and the vineyard. Generally from the end of September to the beginning of October.
Vinification Destemming and pressing of grapes. Maceration in wooden vats for 16-20 days with daily delestage. When devatted the wine stays in wooden vats for the period of malolactic fermentation and is subsequently placed in barriques.
Maturing and aging In oak barriques for 12-15 months, where the different varieties are mixed. Bottling and aging for over a year before being released to market
Total acidity 5,3 g/l
Dry extract 28,9 g/l
Sulphites 76 mg/l
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Intense red in colour, tending towards pomegranate with age. The fragrance is full with notes of red berries, raspberry and blackberry. The aging lends an additional ethereal bouquet of cocoa, coffee and liquorice. The taste is balanced with elegant, unaggressive tannins.