Merlot La Tunella 2024

The Merlot from La Tunella is a Friulian red wine in which the varietal aromas emerge distinctly. This is due to the great extraction that can be achieved during vinification, a stage in which the primary aromas represent the base on which the subsequent tertiary aromas are grafted, given by the wood during maturation. Dry, soft, and harmonious on the palate, it has a smooth and personal drinkability, thanks to an expressive tannin. A wine that springs from a landscape of rare beauty and suggestiveness, that of the Colli Orientali del Friuli, a place that undoubtedly deserves a visit to deepen the value of the wines that are born there.

The Merlot La Tunella is born in the territory of the Colli Orientali del Friuli, an important production area for regional production. The vines grow with the monocapovolto and French guyot systems, and the harvest takes place during the last week of September, when the clusters reach the maximum degree of sugar and phenolic ripeness. The grapes are gently pressed, and the must ferments in steel tanks at a controlled temperature, also undergoing malolactic fermentation. The wine falls then by gravity into the underground barrel cellar, where the aging phase continues for several months in Slavonian oak barrels with a capacity of 25 hectoliters.

The red Merlot signed by La Tunella presents itself visually with a ruby red color crossed by more garnet hues. The black berry forest fruit is also announced with hints of jam, interspersed with spicy touches and nuances of cocoa and tobacco. It enters the mouth with a sip of good body, soft and rich in breadth, endowed with a particular persistence. A label that feels at home at the table with meat menus, and that can be decided to be kept for another three or four years.