2010 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Used Oak Only Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details XtraWine’s exact 2010 1-L listing describes spontaneous fermentation, 30–60 days of maceration in oak vats and five years in used barriques. Its recommended serving range is 18–20°C with two hours of decanting; the ranges are retained as text rather than converted to single numeric canonical values.
Tasting Notes XtraWine’s notes for the 2010 1-L release: mineral and vegetal, with medicinal herbs and dried red berries; intense ruby with garnet hues; balanced, spicy and fresh, with velvety tannins and overripe cherry.
Food Pairing Meat, pork, cheese and mature cheese.
2009 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Merlot
Region Collio
Fermentation Vessels Large conical Slavonian-oak vats
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 50 days
Oak Types Slavonian oak
Used Oak Only Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Hand-harvested and spontaneously fermented in used vessels, with 50 days total maceration and five years in used barrels. The 1-L product record reports residual sugar below 3 g/L. Its acidity is unresolved: importer Unico reports 0.71 g/L, while Apéritif reports 7.1 g/L for the same product number 863301; neither specifies the analytical acid basis, so no canonical total-acidity value is proposed.
Tasting Notes Dark burgundy color; dark berries, liquorice and nougat; fresh, fruity and long
Food Pairing Beef; lamb and mutton; large game
2008 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Used Oak Only Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details For the 2008 release, the exact 1-L listing describes a couple of months of skin contact in large oak vats, five years of maturation in old oak barrels, and no added sulfur. A trade page listing both 2008 bottle formats specifies manual harvest, two months of skin maceration in oak foudres, native-yeast fermentation, five years in large oak foudres and five years in bottle; it reports SO2 below 10 and residual sugar below 2 g/L. The analytical bounds are retained as text rather than converted to exact canonical values.
Tasting Notes For the 2008 1-L release: intense ruby red; profound and deep, with fruity, spicy, balsamic and liquorice notes; elegant and silky.
2007 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
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2006 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
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2004 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
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2001 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot
Classification IGT Venezia Giulia
Region Collio
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