Merlot colli bolognesi doc
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Technical sheet
Colli Bolognesi Merlot DOC
Soil: clayey in the higher part of the vineyard and medium textured in the lower part
Production area: vineyards owned by the wine farm located in the municipality of Zola Predosa Ponte Ronca Colli Bolognesi
Grape harvesting method: hand-harvesting in 25 kg crates
Harvesting time: 10th October, first harvest
Winemaking: maceration and fermentation with whole grape berries for 7/10 days at controlled temperature 25/28°C, 10% bleeding-off, malolactic fermentation in concrete vats, ageing in similar vats
Grape variety: Merlot 100%
Vine training system: Counter-espalier with 4500 plants/ha North/South exposure
GRAPES Production per hectare: 8 ton
Bottle: Bordeaux
Closure system: nitrogen injection by isobaric system and use of plant-based biopolymer cork
Alcohol: 13% Vol
Serving temperature: 18°C
Bar pressure: –
Dry extract: 33 gr/l
Total sulphur dioxide: 74 mg/l
Total sugars: 6.5 gr/l
Bottles produced: 1066 of this 2014 batch