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Giuseppe Quintarelli, Veneto Rosso "Ca del Merlo", 2016, 750 ml
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Giuseppe Quintarelli, Veneto Rosso "Ca del Merlo", 2016, 750 ml

Giuseppe Quintarelli, Veneto Rosso "Ca del Merlo", 2016, 750 ml

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Our first time bringing in wines from the Quintarelli family in Veneto. This field blend highlights Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella, 50% of which is carefully dried for 2 months (in the appassimento style), then aged for 7 years in Slavonian oak. Read more

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COUNTRY: Italy

REGION: Veneto

VARIETAL: Corvina, Corvinone, Rindinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Sangiovese

VINTAGE: 2016

SOIL: Limestone, basalt

VINES: ~30 years

WINEMAKING: A single vineyard bottling. Grapes are pressed immediately after harvest. After 3-4 days of maceration, primary fermentation starts with indigenous yeasts. Wine is racked and then sits until February. When is racked on to the lees of the Amarone which starts a second alcoholic fermentation (this process is called ripasso). After this fermentation, the wine is racked into large Slavonian oak barrels for seven years.