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 Merlot grapes, which are harvested by hand in early September. The winery's name draws from the biblical hero, Samson, who was given superhuman strength. Adding “ina” to a word in Italian is a diminutive term of endearment. This, Merlot becomes a powerful yet refined “Little Samson.”

Carla Prospero
Sansonina vineyard
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Acclaim
“Sold in a specially designed bottle with very soft shoulders and a pretty form, the Sansonina 2018 Garda Merlot shows a delicate personality in this cool vintage. The wine's power and concentration are reined back to offer an elegant expression of fruit, cherry and blackcurrant. Those fruit renderings are softly framed by mild oak spice over a mid-weight finish.” — Wine Advocate, Oct 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Veronese IGT
Vineyard name
The Sansonina vineyard
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Clay-Loam
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
495 feet
Vines/acre:
3,600
Yield/acre:
2.2 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1997
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
12,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
15
Varietal composition:
100% Merlot
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
8-12 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-82 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French and Austrian oak
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Length of bottle aging:
12-18 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.56
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
32.6 g/L
Residual sugar:
3.6 g/L