Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve di Gaetano Bertani
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Pragal Merlot & Shiraz
Brand:
Tenuta Santa Maria Alla Pieve by Gaetano Bertani
Colour:
Ruby Red
Description
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Description
The wine:
- A fruit-forward and spicy blend of Merlot and Shiraz, with an intriguing body. Produced from low yield vineyards with vinification conducted in stainless steel and short bottle fining. Very appreciated for its high quality is produced by the Bertani family that has over 150 years of winemaking tradition.
- Veneto-Indicazione Geografica Tipica.
- Expressing the local terroir with international.
- grape varietals by combining Merlot and Shiraz.
- Tenuta S.Maria alla Pieve Estate, situated in.
- Val d’Illasi, 10 miles east of Verona, with the vineyards exposed from north to south on a slightly sloping hill.
- Primarily clay with deeper calcareous layers.
- Shiraz and Merlot selected from three clones.
- Training:
- Rammed cord, 9500 vines per hectare.
- 1991/1993.
- Due to the high density of the vines, more than 80% of the vineyards’ management is mechanical. However, the winter pruning of the vines, the green harvest in spring and summer are done by hand.
- The grapes are picked in the second half of September after reaching full ripening. Vinification is conducted with low-temperature maceration and temperature-controlled fermentation. After pressing, malolactic fermentation is also conducted in stainless steel tanks. In bottle the wine undergoes a brief period of final refining.
- Alcohol 13.5% by vol.
- Deep ruby red with purple nuances. Elegant and complex aroma with hints of black cherries, redcurrant, blueberry and a light touch black pepper. Soft tannins and a pleasant acidity are balanced by a great body and persistency.
- 15°/18°C from a decanter.
- Pasta and light risottos dishes, veal meat and beaf carpaccio, light and medium aged cheeses.
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Supplier info last updated: 3 Sep 2013
Advertise since: 1 Sep 2010
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