Sansonina Merlot

Merlot Veronese IGT bottle image

Wine Description

Sansonina is a special project for Carla Zenato and her daughter Nadia. This unique, hand-crafted red is made entirely from old-vine Merlot and fermented in temperature-controlled wood uprights. The must remains in contact with the skins for fifteen days to allow for greater flavor concentration and color extraction. Sansonina is then aged eighteen months in seasoned Allier barriques and an additional year in bottle, for added finesse and integrated character.

Carla Prospero
Sansonina vineyard
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Acclaim
"The 2007 Merlot Veronese is a singular wine loaded with considerable charm and no shortage of personality. Layers of mocha, white flowers, French oak and sweet spices add complexity and nuance to the racy, super-ripe dark fruit. Despite its overt, lush personality, the 2007 also has plenty of focus and length. Sansonina’s Merlot has come a long way over the last few vintages as the estate seems to be finding its stride. This is a great showing."
— Wine Advocate, Mar 2012
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Veronese IGT
Vineyard name
South of Lake Garda
Vineyard size
30 acres
Soil composition
Clay and limestone
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Vines/acre:
3,480
Exposure:
Southern/Northern
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
12,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
100% Merlot
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-82 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdowns
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
6.4 g/L
Alcohol:
14.2 %
Dry extract:
37 g/L
Residual sugar:
3.3 g/L