Wine San Michele-Appiano, “Merol” Chardonnay, Alto Adige DOC, 2020

Description

Great wine “Merol” has a perfectly balanced acidity, good length and bright, rich flavor, which gradually reveals the tone of ripe apples and tropical fruits. The wine is created from selected grape varieties Chardonnay, grown on steep slopes and Kornayyano Appiano, calcareous soils that give wine unique fruity aromas. Grapes are carefully hand picked and immediately transported to the winery, where 75% of the crop goes classical fermentation at low temperatures in stainless steel vats and 25% malolactic fermentation is exposed in large oak casks. This technology allows, on the one hand, to preserve the natural flavors of the grapes, the other – to create a wine with a soft, rounded and complex flavor. Wine storage capacity is 8-10 years.

Winery San Michele-Appiano was founded in 1907 and eventually became one of the largest and most successful wine houses of South Tyrol, and then Italy. Today Appiano wine are synonymous with the highest quality, which is a credit to the chief enologist economy – Hans Tertsera. It was he who every year brings new nuances in the formulation and methods of wine production, bringing them to perfection. The company with great attention is exploring the potential of vineyards, selecting varieties according to soil composition, lighting, and many other factors. And most importantly – use biodynamic methods of cultivation of vines, making the company’s products are sustainable.
Today, a century vaulted cellars of the winery San Michele Appiano offer a wide selection of top-class white and red wines, among which you can find both the time-tested classic wines and new items that are sold in more than 30 countries around the world.