Name: Marina Cvetic Merlot Terre Aquilane IGT
Grapes: Merlot 100%
Alcohol content: 14%
First year of production: 2006
Number of bottles produced: 150,000, 500 magnums
Municipality of production and altitude of vineyards: Ofena, 500 meters above sea level, a few meters from the ancient village of San Silvestro, near the Abruzzo National Park. The vineyard is located in an area that reaches very low temperatures in the winter months and very high temperatures in the summer months, mitigated by the constant ventilation of the Gran Sasso.
Soil type of the vineyards: medium composition calcareous
Yield per hectare: 60 q.li
Education and circumcision systems: simple guyot
Harvest time: end of September
Fermentation: vinification in stainless steel with temperature control system. Aging in barriques for 12 months, in bottle for at least 24 months.
Source:
Masciarelli
