Description
TYPE: IGT benaco bresciano rosso
GRAPE VARIETIES: 70% Merlot, 15% Rebo, 15% Marzemino.
DESCRIPTION: Deep opaque ruby red with purplish highlights. A complex nose reminiscent of wild red berries, herbs and spices. On the palate it displays the powerful character of a ripe Merlot, echoing the sensations of the nose along with mouth-filling softness.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Stewed and braised meats, game and mature cheeses.
YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 hl
HARVEST: Picked by hand between mid-September and mid-October.
VINIFICATION: Macerations and fermentation with indigenous yeasts for 12-18 days in stainless steel vats with daily punching down of the cap and “dèlestages”, constant control of the temperatures. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in barriques for 18 months. Then the wine undergoes bottle-ageing prior to release.
ANALYTICAL DATA: Alcohol 15%, Total Ac. 6.10 g/l, Ph 3.30 Dry Extract 34.00 g/l, residual sugar 2.0 g/l.
BOTTLING: January 2020
CLOSURE: Cork stopper
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 7.700 bottiglie da 0,75 lt e 400 Magnum da 1,50 lt
Profile
A red wine of iconic, even saintly, importance for Cantrina, Nepomuceno is made from merlot that achieves an
impressive, natural ripeness on the Lake Garda hills, which gives this wine its striking aromatic character, presaged by the near-impenetrable depth of its purple-garnet appearance. A powerful bouquet reaches an embracing seductiveness, marked by overtones of spice from the wine’s stay in oak, and by merlot’s herbaceous and balsam
contribution. That complex sensory richness carries through onto the palate, which is also notable for its lean mouthfeel, and for the tannins that continue into a finale exhibiting a magisterial balance between sweet and bitter. Its most heavenly partners are red meats and game, especially if slowcooked.
