Wine Masciarelli, "Marina Cvetic" Merlot IGP, 2014
Tasting Notes
Wine ruby color with garnet tints.
The rich taste of the wine is filled with juicy notes of ripe red berries and blackberries and spicy nuances of vanilla and touches of dark chocolate.
Rich aroma of wine filled with floral and fruity notes, including discern nuances of dried flowers, violets and blackberry.
Best wine with meat dishes, lamb, grilled meat, mature cheeses.
Interesting Facts
"Marina Cvetic" Merlot - new wine from Masciarelli, the first vintage of which was published in 2006. Merlot grapes harvested in the second half of September in the vineyards located near Ankaran at an altitude of about 250 meters above sea level. Foundation soil of the region is a mixture of chalk. Age of vines - about 20 years. After fermentation at a temperature of 26 ° C in steel tanks for 20 days and malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged a year in new French oak barriques, and then a year - in bottles.
Masciarelli wine house was founded in 1978 in San Martino, but wine production began only in 1981, since the early years were devoted to research. Flagship wine farm - "Villa Gemma" - was produced in 1984. Love for the winemaking Gianni Masharelli inherited from his grandfather, who made wine in a small amount for your family and friends. Gianni married Marina Tsvetich in 1988. After the death of Gianni in 2008, she is the chief representative of the winery Masciarelli. Name Marina also became the name for a whole range of wines, including five titles - Montepulciano, Trebbiano, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In the role of consultant oenologist Romeo Taraborelli acts.
To date, the winery is owned Masharelli 320 hectares of vineyards in 14 cities and 4 provinces of Abruzzo. Vineyards have very specific characteristics of the terroir and are at different altitudes (200-500 meters above sea level). Assortment of wine home includes several lines of wines. In 2003, there was an assortment of wineries sparkling wine "Iskra".
