Merlot 2020
Classification: Dry red wine
Wine families: Low intervention
Sugar content of must: 23 °NM
Date of harvest: 29th October 2020
Alcohol by volume: 13,5 %
Residual sugar: 2,3 g/l
Acidity: 5,3 g/l
Vineyard: Szentlászló Vineyard (Bátorove Kosihy, Slovakia), organic farming and biological protection
Soil: loamy, clay, loess soil, in some parts sand
Winemaking process: hand – picked, spontaneous fermentation at 23 °C with hand punch – downs, soft pressing, spontaneous malolactic fermentation and maturation in 225 l hungarian oak barrels, 16 months sur lie, bottled directly from the barrell without filtration or clarification
Aroma and taste: Ruby – garnet colored wine. Ripe fruits in the aroma – blackcurrant, cherry, complemented by a scent of rose. On the taste soft tannins, velvety, harmonious, with the same notes as in the aromatics, complemented by tobacco, with a fruity pastry aftertaste.Any precipitation of tartar crystals or sediment that may appear is the result of natural process, it does not reduce the quality of the wine.
Food pairing: cold dishes, pasta with mushroom or tomato sauce, spicy sausages, rabbit meat, chocolate desserts, camembert and emmental cheese
Serving temperature: 12 – 14 °C
Bottle maturity: 2 – 6 years
Capacity: 0,75 L
