The Merlot wine from the Korsic winery

The Merlot Collio of the Korsic winery is produced with 100% Merlot  grapes grown in the vineyards owned by the winery, which are located in the heart of the Collio in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Here the soil is made up of ponca (stratified marls and sandstones of Eocene origin), which is rich in tiny fossils that nourish and enrich the vines, giving the wines a minerality and salinity that makes them unique.

This area is unique; the warm currents of the Adriatic Sea keep the grapes dry, while the Julian Alps to the north protect them from cold winds and rain.

THE WINEMAKING

The manual harvest takes place in the last ten days of September,  Once in the cellar, after the first fermentation in contact with the skins, the must rests in French oak barrels. After bottling, the wine rests for a few months in the cellar before being placed on the market.

Let’s taste together the Merlot wine of the Korsic winery

Ruby red. The aroma is elegant with pleasant notes of red fruit where berries prevail, which intertwine with spicy hints to close with puffs of tobacco. Velvety on the palate, with well-polished tannins and a pleasant freshness. Good correspondence between aromas and flavours and a long and persistent finish.

FOOD PAIRINGS

The Il Merlot Collio DOC goes well with red meats but also with hard cheeses. Try it with your barbecue.

THE WINERY

Today we visit an important winery in Friuli Venezia Giulia; we are talking about the Korsic winery. We are in Giasbana in the municipality of San Floriano al Collio in the province of Gorizia, close to the Slovenian border. We are in the heart of the DOC Collio… keep reading