Punto
100% MERLOT
The loftiest expression of the land
Wine:
Rosso (red)
Classification:
IGP – Veneto
Sensory profile:
ruby red with purplish highlights; nose releases pungent forest undergrowth, earthy mineral, and spice. Enters alluring, rich, full-volumed in the mouth, the presents a dialogue of fruit and oak that crowns a truly regal wine.
Serving suggestion:
red meats, wild game, strong cheeses, or at meal’s end, chocolate and mixed fruit and nuts.
Merlot is appreciated as a vine of great substance, with a generous yield, adaptable to different climates and terroirs, and resistant to adverse weather conditions. Careful cultivation and vinification gives excellent results in terms of quality and personality, and it is considered to be one of the world’s greatest wines. This is Punto: power, concentration, complexity and supreme elegance.
The Winemaker’s comment
TECHNICAL DATA
Growing area: Colli Berici (Vicenza)
Cultivation system/vines per hectare: Guyot/4,000
Vineyard age: 25/35 years
Package: 75 cl
Alcohol: 15%
HARVEST
Manual, second/third week of September, first week of October. Put onto trays for light 20/30 days drying
CELLAR OPERATION
Crushing-stemming, inoculation with selected yeast culture, automatically controlled fermentation in fermenting vats, with the grape marc moved daily and oxygenation of the must/wine. Ageing in 100% new durmast barriques for 36 months.
ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING
Bottle: Glass GL71
Stopper: Cork FOR 51
Capsule: Polylaminate ALU 41
