GRAN VENTINO ROSSO
VENETO, ITALY
MERLOT 60%, CORVINA 40%
COLOUR:
Intense deep ruby red with purple highlights
AROMAS:
Flavours of ripe fruits, such as plums and raisins with pleasant notes of spices and vanilla
PALATE:
Rich and bold with very ripe, red fruit flavours. A solid structure with a beautiful balance between soft tannins and lifted acidity
AGEING POTENTIAL:
This wine will improve over the next four years with further bottle ageing
BACKGROUND:
A rich, opulent, smooth red wine produced from “long hang” late harvested grapes from the vineyards of Veneto. Late maturation gives the characteristic notes of ripe fruits with added notes of spice and vanilla from short oak ageing
FOOD MATCH:
This is a great wine for roasts, red meats and hard cheeses
WINE ANALYSIS:
Alcohol 14 %
Titratable acidity 5.6g/litre
pH 3.6
Residual sugar 10 g/litre
WINEMAKER:
Alessandro Botter, Casa Vinicola Botter Carlo
