Ca del Bosco
Ilmerlot 2015
| Denomination | IGT Sebino |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlot |
| Aging | Aged in small oak barrels, 65% of which are new, for 10 months. |
- Name and variety: Still red Sebino IGT, pure Merlot, 2015 harvest
- Aromatic profile: Notes of ripe red fruit, complexity and finesse with delicate tannins
- Taste and structure: Marked freshness, dominant harmony, fluid elegance
- Careful vinification: Hand-picked grapes, controlled fermentation between 21 and 30°C for 11 days
- Aged in wood: 10 months in small oak barrels (65% new); 2 hours decanting recommended
Description
What kind of wine it is
The Merlot from Ca’ del Bosco is a still red wine characterised by an intense, deep garnet colour. On the nose, it reveals enveloping aromas of ripe red fruit, in a natural combination of complexity and finesse. On the palate, a pleasant freshness emerges, where harmony decisively prevails over power. Made from Merlot grapes, it expresses perfectly balanced tannins, offering an elegant, smooth and persistent sip. Ideal paired with flavourful meat dishes and mature cheeses, it delivers a structured and profound pleasure.
Where it comes from
This red originates in Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta, Lombardy, and belongs to the Sebino denomination. It is produced by Ca’ del Bosco, a winery founded in the mid-1960s and now an absolute benchmark for the region. The soils of Brescia give the Merlot grapes a distinctly aromatic character that is immediately recognisable from the very first sip. The geographical identity of the area ensures a rigorous balance of flavour and a consistently defined structure, capable of enhancing the climatic peculiarities and richness of the local soils.
How it is produced
After a rigorous manual selection in the vineyard, the bunches are destemmed and crushed, with the musts transferred by gravity. The temperature-controlled fermentation lasts eleven days and is followed by a post-fermentation maceration, for a total cycle of twenty-five days. After racking, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in small oak barrels, mostly new. A careful ten-month maturation helps to soften the tannic texture and define the aromatic profile in perfect overall harmony.
History and Curiosities
Born in the renowned territory of Erbusco, the Sebino IGT from Ca’ del Bosco embodies the highest expression of Franciacorta elegance. Founded in the 1960s by Annamaria Clementi, the historic winery presents this superb 2015 vintage Merlot in purity, the result of a meticulous manual selection of the grape bunches. The skilful vinification is completed with a noble ageing of ten months in small oak barrels, which gives this still red wine extraordinary freshness, perfectly balanced tannins and a profound harmony.
Awards
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2015
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2015
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
Tasting notes
Perlage
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
2 hours
- Start up year: 1968
- Oenologist: Stefano Capelli
- Bottles produced: 1.100.000
- Hectares: 252
| Name | Ca' del Bosco Ilmerlot 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Sebino IGT |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlot |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Ca del Bosco |
| Story | History and Curiosities Born in the renowned territory of Erbusco, the Sebino IGT from Ca’ del Bosco embodies the highest expression of Franciacorta elegance. Founded in the 1960s by Annamaria Clementi, the historic winery presents this superb 2015 vintage Merlot in purity, the result of a meticulous manual selection of the grape bunches. The skilful vinification is completed with a noble ageing of ten months in small oak barrels, which gives this still red wine extraordinary freshness, perfectly balanced tannins and a profound harmony. |
| Origin | Erbusco (BS) |
| Yield per hectare | 67 quintali, 44 hl |
| Harvest | 11 October |
| Fermentation temperature | From 21°C to 30°C |
| Fermentation | 11 days |
| Production technique | Manual selection of the grapes, destemming and crushing with gravity transfer; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (from 21°C to 30°C) with post-fermentation maceration at 28–30°C; malolactic fermentation and ageing for 10 months in small oak barrels (65% new). |
| Wine making | The harvested grapes were manually sorted, destemmed, crushed, and transferred by gravity into the fermenter. Alcoholic fermentation lasted 11 days, with the temperature controlled from an initial 21°C to 30°C at the end of fermentation. After alcoholic fermentation, the temperature was maintained at around 28–30°C throughout the post-fermentation maceration. The entire process lasted 25 days. At racking, the wine was transferred into small oak barrels (65% new), where malolactic fermentation took place and it matured for 10 months. |
| Aging | Aged in small oak barrels, 65% of which are new, for 10 months. |
| Total acidity | 5.05 gr/L |
| PH | 3.36 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |