Features
Name:
MAURUS Merlot DOC 2017
Terrain:
medium deep with abundant skeleton, sandy loamy to reddish clayey loam due to the presence of iron and aluminium oxides, well drained, low water retention capacity
Cellar
The winery has been run with great success since 1978 by Gianfranco, who, through rigorous and daring viticultural choices, combined with careful oenological interpretation, has established a qualitative style of great personality, which has distinguished the Vie di Romans winery over the last twenty years.
Important milestones in this last historical journey have been: 1978 first bottling and first commercial label, 1982 start of a cycle of viticultural modernisation aimed at high quality, 1989 construction of the new cellar built on three floors, 1990 vinification of grapes separated according to cru of origin, 1992 commercial release of the '90 vintage and from this date onwards white wines will always be marketed two years after the harvest.
Description
Merlot 'Maurus' is the big, full-bodied red wine from the prestigious and famous Vie di Romans winery, an institution in Friuli. It is an intense and richly aromatic wine, endowed with a lively tannic texture that evolves and softens over the years. The great personality of Merlot, combined with long ageing in barriques and then in the bottle, make this wine exceptionally long-lived, able to evolve and improve for more than 20 years.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Colour: Ruby red
Nose: Fruity and vegetal, notes of ripe plums and herbs.
Taste: Rich and fresh, with fruity notes and good young tannin
Storage time:
over 10
Vinification
cold pellicular maceration for 22 days combined with stainless steel fulling and delestage
Acknowledgements
2013 Bibenda 
2013 Veronelli88/100
