Densely planted to Merlot, the Sansonina vineyard originates from a selection of French clones that produce a structured wine that responds very well to long periods of ageing.\u00a0An important, perhaps decisive factor is the fruit \u2013 loose bunches of small grapes \u2013 that can ripen at length without deteriorating and have a greater concentration of solids than juice as the skins contain anthocyanins, tannins and phenolic substances.\u00a0Merlot has adapted remarkably well to the zone\u2019s microclimate and earth. The firm, clayey base guarantees a very richly extracted wine that does not lose density or oxidize as it matures. The result is a wine of great character and personality.
Meticulous vineyard management ensures broad leaf coverage and perfect, complete phenolic maturation, not just sugar ripeness. The real secret of this zone\u2019s success lies in its ability to produce a high concentration of phenolic substances through slow, steady ripening without increasing the sugar content through dehydration, as often happens in hot zones.\u00a0Taking care not to damage them, the harvested grapes are placed in cases, destemmed, crushed and left to ferment in wooden vats where the fermentation process can be temperature-controlled.\u00a0The use of wood in the fermentation process ensures greater phenolic stability (anthocyanins, etc.) through the transfer and polymerisation of the tannins.\u00a0Long macerations that alternating temperature, punching-down and d\u00e9lestage process ensure that every last phenolic substance is extracted from the skins and transferred to the wine. To preserve the varietal aromas of this noble grape type as far as possible, it undergoes several days of cold maceration at a temperature of 5-7\u00b0 before the alcoholic fermentation process.\u00a0Following alcoholic fermentation and further maceration on the skins, the new wine sojourns in new barriques made from several types of French wood toasted to varying degrees, preferably over a slow, low flame, so as to avoid imbuing the wine with vulgar notes of charred oak.\u00a0This is the phase in which the wine develops the most in its quest for elegance and refined aromas sustained by firm backbone and sweet tannins. Continuous monitoring of the wine in this phase is critical, through regular tasting and testing of oxygen levels, the catalyst for most of the wine\u2019s polymerization reactions. After barrique-conditioning, the wine is bottled.<\/p>\n
Very deep, bright ruby red; full, close-knit, rich, complex, warm and fruity with notes of ripe red berry fruit, plum, cherry and blueberry jam, cocoa powder and tastiness with faint hints of balsam and a barely discernible nuance of grass; generous, warm and full-bodied yet at the same time very elegant, round, soft and caressing with extraordinary aromatic length.<\/p>\n
Region:<\/strong>\u00a0Veneto<\/p>\n Year:<\/strong>\u00a02019<\/p>\n Alcohol content:<\/strong>\u00a014%<\/p>\n Volume:<\/strong>\u00a075 cl.<\/p>\n Winery:<\/strong>\u00a0Sansonina<\/p>\n Grape:\u00a0<\/strong>Merlot<\/p>\n Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Rosso Veronese IGT<\/p>\n Pairing:<\/strong>\u00a0Ideal for elaborate meat dishes such as stews, tasty soups.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Merlot of great thickness and pleasantness. The\u00a0best red wine of Sansonina Zenato gives great emotions. Impenetrable ruby red, warm, full bodied with a good complexity and persistence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[480],"product_cat":[1986,2392],"product_tag":[],"occasione":[],"class_list":["post-36709","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-sansonina","product_cat-reds","product_cat-vini-rossi-veneto","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=36709"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=36709"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=36709"},{"taxonomy":"occasione","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mywinestore.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/occasione?post=36709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}