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
Sansonina offers this unique Merlot with warm and complex characteristics of the territory that shaped it. The Verona winegrowing area is influenced by Lake Garda and the Dolomites; Consequently this wine shows pristine aromas of cherry, spice and leather backed by a soft, silky texture.
— Wine Enthusiast, May 2011
“You won't find another Merlot like this one. Charming bottle, half-fiasco and half-amphora. Dark as the depths, with no sign of age. Expressive, exotic nose, like black cherries from a lost island. Impressive balance.”
— GQ, Oct 2011
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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:
3.54
Acidity:
6.4 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
34.2 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.9 g/L