IX PRANDONE

Marche Merlot

Alcool: 14 -15% vol. (depending on the vintage)

Area di produzione: On the hills of Monteprandone – Ascoli Piceno – Marche

Uve: From selected red Merlot grape vines (produced only in the best years in extremely limited quantities)

Resa: 30 q.li

Sistema di coltivazione: Guyot on espalier

Composizione del suolo: Medium-textured, with clayey fringes

Sistema di Vinificazione e Produzione: Soft pressing of the selected grapes, fermentation in red for 25-30 days at controlled temperature (22-28°C) in cement, aging in oak barrels, cement tanks and amphora for 30 months, aging in bottle

Descrizione Organolettica: Extremely deep ruby red color with garnet reflections, intense and enveloping aroma of ripe wild berries and violets, full taste of ripe morello and blackberries. Its structure and completeness allow it to improve during the maturation in the bottle, which can last up to 50 years, reaching its qualitative peak 20-25 years after the harvest

Conservazione: Store in a cool, dry and dark place; in horizontal position. To be drunk within 30-50 years of life

Temperatura di servizio: It is advisable to uncork at least an hour in advance and pour it into ballon glasses at cellar temperature (15-18° C)

Suggerimenti gastronomici: It marries masterfully with game, spit-roasted meat and aged cheeses. Also ideal as a meditation wine

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2022 – 93 pts – Falstaff
2022 – 92 pts – James Suckling
2022 – 96/100 – Luca Maroni
2022 – 95/100 – Seminario Permanente Luigi Veronelli
2022 – 16 pts – Jancis Robinson
2022 – 3 viti – Vitae
2022 – 93 pts – Thomas Hyland
2019 – 93 Punkte – Falstaff
2019 – 16 Pts – Jancis Robinson
2019 – 96/100 – Luca Maroni
2019 – 92 Pts. – James Suckling
2017 – tttt – viti Vitae
2017 – 92/100 – Tom Hyland
2017 – 94/100 – I vini di Veronelli
2017 – 91/100 Vinous
2017 – 95/100 – Luca Maroni
2017 – 92/100 – Tom Hyland
2017 – 4 grappoli – Bibenda, Italian Sommelier Association
2017 – 91/100 – Vinous
2016 – 92/100 – I vini di Veronelli
2016 – 4 grappoli – Bibenda, Italian Sommelier Association
2016 – 91/100 – Luca Maroni
2015 – 92/100 – 5StarWines
2015 – 4 grappoli – Bibenda, Italian Sommelier Association
2015 – 2 glasses – Gambero Rosso
2015 – 91 Pts. and Gold Medal – Gilbert e Gaillard
2015 – 93/100 – Luca Maroni
2015 – 91/100 – I vini di Veronelli
2015 – tttt viti – Vitae
2013 – 90 Pts. and Gold Medal – Gilbert e Gaillard
2013 – 3 stelle – I vini di Veronelli