Omina Romana - Merlot IGT 2016
Red Wine from Lazio, Italy
Omina Romana - Merlot IGT 2016
Red Wine from Lazio, Italy
Profile:
Thick ruby red
Intense, complex with overtones of currant jam, hints of clove and cinnamon at the back
Supple, well-balanced with elegant and mouth-filling tannins
Food Pairing: Grilled ribeye steaks, champignon sauces, duck-confit risotto
What’s In It: 100% Merlot
How It Was Made:
The grapes are manually harvested through a selection and destemming process, followed by a very light crushing. The must then undergoes a 48 hour cold soak. The fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature, followed a 10–15 day maceration on the skins. The malolactic fermentation, which is performed in oak barrels, is followed by a 12 month ageing in second-fill French oak barrels, with stirring of the lees, after which the individual barriques are assembled. It is then aged in its bottle for at least another 12 months.