Vangar Merlot Cabernet - Nals Margreid

Vangar Merlot Cabernet - Nals MargreidThe barrel-aged Vangar Merlot Cabernet from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region is a bright purple-red in the glass. This Italian cuvée has wonderfully complex notes of plums, blueberries, plums and mulberries in the glass. There are also hints of black tea, dark chocolate and gingerbread spice. This dry red wine from Nals Margreid is perfect for wine lovers who would prefer 0.0 grams of sugar in their wine. The Vangar Merlot Cabernet comes very close to this, as it was produced with just 2.1 grams of residual sugar. On the palate, the texture of this well-balanced red wine is wonderfully smooth and velvety. Thanks to the balanced fruit acidity, the Vangar Merlot Cabernet flatters with a velvety mouthfeel, without lacking in juicy liveliness. The finish of this well-matured red wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region, more precisely from Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC, ultimately impresses with a remarkable finish. Vinification of the Vangar Merlot Cabernet from Nals Margreid The basis for the balanced Vangar Merlot Cabernet from Trentino-Alto Adige are grapes from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grape varieties. In Trentino-Alto Adige, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of sedimentary and weathered rock. When they are perfectly ripe, the grapes for the Vangar Merlot Cabernet are harvested exclusively by hand without the help of coarse and less selective grape harvesters. After manual harvesting, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in large oak barrels at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, the Vangar Merlot Cabernet is matured for a further 8 months in large oak barrels. Wine pairing recommendation for the Nals Margreid Vangar Merlot Cabernet This Italian red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is the perfect accompaniment to braised chicken in red wine, stuffed peppers or ossobuco .