Collio Merlot 2020

Description

Still red Collio DOC, 13.5% ABV, 100% Merlot, produced by Edi Keber in Cormons, in the province of Gorizia. 0.75 L bottle, 2020 vintage. A Merlot that expresses the elegance and minerality of Collio, a unique terroir on the border between Italy and Slovenia. Aged for approximately one year in barrique and one year in bottle. The vines are grown on the characteristic Ponka soil, technically known as Flysh, which ensures low plant vigor and therefore low yield per vine, significantly improving the quality of the wine. Fruity aroma with notes of raspberry. Intense, variegated, mineral flavor, reflecting the character of the terroir.

Details

Perfume

Fruity aroma with raspberry notes.

Color

Ruby red.

Taste

Intense, variegated, mineral taste.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Edi Keber

From this winery

• Start up year: 1700
• Oenologist: Kristian Keber
• Bottles produced: 45.000
• Hectares: 12

Situated just a stone’s throw away from the Slovenian border, Edi Keber’s 12 hectares of vineyards grow on the classic "ponka" soil, a stony, friable marl that gives the wines remarkable weight and body. Extremely poor, the "ponka" naturally stresses the vines which produce very small quantities of grapes (1 to 1.5 kg x vine) and provide a distinctive minerality, typical of the Collio region.

Keber's first bottled wines date back to 1957, although his family, originally from Vienna, has made wine for 350 years. Edi deeply believes in the unique character of the Collio terroir and his objective is to make, starting with the 2008 vintage, only one white wine that will embody the tradition of the Collio by blending the three varieties that have been grown in the area since before the two great wars: Friulano, providing for body and structure, Malvasia Istriana to impart the aromatic component and Ribolla Gialla for its acidity.

Edi’s young son, Kristian, follows his father’s maverick footsteps helping in every aspect of the production. The grapes are picked at their highest possible maturity levels and are then fermented and matured in old cement vats, which according to Edi, add an element of "soul" to the wine as opposed to the sterility of stainless steel. Read more

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Technical Sheet

Name	Edi Keber Collio Merlot 2020
Type	Red still
Denomination	Collio DOC
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Merlot
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Vendor	Edi Keber
Origin	Cormons (GO)
Aging	About 1 year in barrique, 1 year in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites