If you like richer Burgundian style wines then this is for you!
Why We Have It
Probably the one of the finest examples of a barrel aged white Merlot in Ticino.
What to expect
A big white that can handle big flavours!
More about
Guido Brivio set out with the goal of making an elegantly oaked, Burgundian style white Merlot that would really stand out from any of the other white Merlots out there. It would be fair to say that he smashed that goal with this wine!
Firstly this wine appears way more devloped for its age, maybe because of the maturation for 8 months in new oak barriques. It really comes into it's drinking window after a year, and continues to evolve and give for 7 years or more. In comparison most white Burgandies need significantly longer with bottle age to exhibit anything like this sort of elegance and complexity.
Wine Details
Style
White, Still, Dry, Single Variety
Winemaker
Gialdi & Brivio
Country
Switzerland
Region
Ticino
Features
Oaked, Old Vines, Vegetarian and Vegan
Aged In
Barrel (new)
Closure
Natural Cork
Varieties
Merlot
Ripeness
Normal
Winemaking
Low Added Sulphur, Malolactic
Serving Suggestions
Roast Poulet-Bresse Chicken with truffles
A versatile wine that works well with a variety of foods that have bold flavours. Rich creamy and butter sauces do not intimidate this wine, neither do bold or complex flavoured foods.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Colour: Intense straw tinted yellow.
Nose: Complex and intense. With delicate flower nuances, notes of exotic fruits and citrus, roasted hints like vanilla and butterscotch, and light nuances of herbs.
Palate: Smooth and rich, fruity, elegant and harmonious with a good structure. Mineral and persistent at the finish. Very good balance.
Vintages
2014
Product Code
41GB0214
Size
75cl
Alcohol
12.8
Last Tasted
25 Jul 2017
mature evolution?
No
Keep Until
2025
Also Available at
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Case Size
6
Sweetness
dry
Closure
Natural Cork
Allergens
Contains Sulphites
Composition
Merlot 100%
No longer available
Vintage
Product Code
Alcohol
keeps at least until
2018
41GB0218
12.8
2030+
More
The must for this white Merlot is obtained from the free-run juice after crushing and partial de-stemming followed by a very gentle pressing. The must is fermented and matured in barriques of new French oak for about 8 months. A bâtonnage (stirring the lees) is performed 1-2 times a week in the period between alcoholic and malolactic fermentation.
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