Color: Intense ruby red.

Aroma: Ripe red fruits and hints of leather, truffles and liquorice.

Taste: This wine is full- bodied and rich with great balance. A warm and vigorous Merlot.

Soil: Chalky, loose soils with stones and clay location on level vineyards.

Pruning System: Pergola and Guyot.

Yield: 5 tonnes per hectare.

Winemaking Technique: The grapes are hung by hand to dry on wires for 80 days following the local tradition of appasimento. The grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. The wine is left to fine in French oak barrels for at lest 4 years.

Alcohol Content: 17.5 % by vol.

Serving Temperature: If the bottle has already been cellared for several years, we suggest keeping it at room temperature for a few hours before serving. The wine should be opened and for best results decanted and served at a temperature of 18°C.

Merlot 100%.

The grapes are harvested by hand in the first fortnight of September.

Orgno is perfect with grilled or braised meats, game and pasta dishes with rich sauces. It is also excellent with mature cheeses. It can be enjoyed with food or at the end of a meal accompanied by a cigar.