"Battista Merlot Passito (sweet) igt Verona
A unique wine, intense, slightly sweet and not cloying, a journey through the complex flavors of chocolate, berries, and other sweet nuances. To be sipped slowly, at the end of a meal accompanied by slow words or relaxed thoughts..
Denomination
- Verona igt
- 100% Merlot
- Sweet dessert wine
Vinification
- Manual harvest towards the end of September
- Withering of the grapes in boxes for 4 months
- Soft pressing, first fermentation in steel and aging in 225-liter American oak barrels for 2 years; one year in bottle.
Yield per hectare: 30 quintals
Annual production: 1000 bottles
Vines age: 65 years
Soil nature: Clayey and mixed
Disposal: click HERE
Formats and Alcohol Content
- 375ml bottle
- Last vintage 2019: 14% vol - OUT OF STOCK
- Next vintage: 2025 still ageing
Why choose it?
- Beloved by those who do not like sweet wines
- Absolutely unique and unfindable
- For chocolates lover
Tasting Notes:
- Color: intense and impenetrable garnet red
- Fragrance: intense of berries, chocolate, violet flowers, cocoa, coffee, vanilla
- Flavor: intense chocolate and berry, sweet but not cloying, balanced by unexpected acidity
Label Notes:
Wine dedicated to Grandpa Angelo Battista, the first to believe in our land; his signature found on the label comes from a letter sent to Grandma during World War II while he was in India. The couple dancing the tango (with different heads) represents both Grandpa's passion for viticulture and the two of us sisters connected in this project but with very different personalities..
Food pairing:
alone like meditation wine, with dark chocolate, chocolate-based desserts and berries, aged cheeses
