MERLOT & CABERNET SAUVIGNON- MIOLO CUVÉE GIUSEPPE

VINEYARD 

Purple color, intense rubi-red. High aromatic intensity, with harmony between fruit and oak. Notes of fruit jam, raisins, coffee, blackcurrant and cocoa. Miolo Cuvée Giuseppe is a well structured wine, with great body, striking tannins and harmonious presence of wood. 

Variety 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon 

Total alcoholic strength 14%v/v 

Total acidity 5.40g/l 

pH 3.72 

Residual Sugar 2.98 g/l 

The grapes used in this wine were selected from the best parcels of Miolo family vineyards in Vale dos Vinhedos, Serra Gaúcha, hand picked, destemmed, hand selected in a selection conveyor and transfered to the fermentation tanks. Maceration was performed in stainless steel tanks with simultaneous alcoholic fermentation . For a slow and selective extraction of color and tannins, the must was homogenized with skins six times a day, using the Pigeage method. Post fermentation maceration for 20 days, followed by racking. Maturation in new french oak for 1 year. Wines are then blended and bottled. 

Region Vale dos Vinhedos - Serra Gaucha 

Altitute 650m a.s.l. Latitude 29o South 

Age 5-12 years 

Row orientation North South 

Trellis system VSP 

Plant system 4545 vines/ha. 

Yield 6000 - 7000 kg/ha. Rootstock P1103, SO4 

Soil Rocky-clay soil with a depth of 120cm 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18°

FOOD PAIRING   Serve with roasted and grilled succulent meats,

lamb or goat, wild boar or steak, roast suckling
pork, pasta with tomato sauces, mushroom
based sauces, truffles, risotto and mature
cheese.