Legendary Dracula Draculea Merlot & Shiraz & Feteasca Neagra 2017
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
- Variety: 75% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Feteascǎ Neagrǎ
- Appelation: DOC-CT Dealu Mare
- Vintage: 2013
- Yield: 8000 kg/ha
- Oak aging: 12 months
- Alcohol content (vol%): 13,5
- APPELATION: D.O.C. - C.T. Dealu Mare
ORIGIN:
The wine is prepared entirely from grapes of Merlot, Syrah and Feteasca Neagra, varieties coming from the company’s own vineyards located in Sahateni (Dealu Mare, region) - Romania, the seventh largest country producer of grapes in the world.
WINE MAKING PROCESS:
Following hand harvesting at full ripeness, during the second week of September (average sugar 25,7 °Brix) , the grapes were destined and slightly crushed. Fermentation where conducted in stainless steel closed tank with gentle cap irrigator, at 26-29˚C for 14 days.
TASTING:
Ripe red & dark fruits taste, completed by some sweet vanilla and spicy hints; mild tannins are well integrated into the firm but elegant structure; silky on the palate, followed by long lasting finish. It is recommended to be served at 16-18°C, alongside with spicy foods, roast duck and turkey, spicy Italian sausages, smoked ham and chorizo, meatloaves.
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Muse Day
Viticulture and Vinification
The grapes are picked at dawn in order to get a maximum freshness of the wine. The red grapes used for this wine are left in their skins for a short period, in order to extract just a hint of colour, before the light pink juice is collected for fermentation. Fermentation takes place at cool temperatures, in order to retain the fresh aromas during the entire process. The vinification is as minimal as possible and aims to transform the grapes into wine in the purest way. In order to achieve this, we do not use oak wood or secondary fermentations, the wine remaining in neutral stainless steel tanks and from there it goes directly into bottles, without aging it too much in the winery, so that the character and freshness of the grapes reaches the glass..Tasting notes
Rose pink colour, medium intensity, with good limpidity. Opens gently with aromas of red fruits (sweet cherries, pomegranates), rose petals, with vegetal aspects. A refreshing and lively wine, with a good acidity sustaining a structure based on freshness and elegance, with an ending reminding of cranberriesWe recommend this wine with:
Sushi, Asian dishes, fish salads, roast beef, veal, turkey, duck, desserts with berries.Serving temperature: 7°C - 10°C
£19.95
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Muse Night
Viticulture and Vinification
The grapes are picked at dawn in order to get a maximum freshness of the wine. The red grapes used for this wine are left in their skins for a short period, in order to extract just a hint of colour, before the light pink juice is collected for fermentation. Fermentation takes place at cool temperatures, in order to retain the fresh aromas during the entire process. The vinification is as minimal as possible and aims to transform the grapes into wine in the purest way. In order to achieve this, we do not use oak wood or secondary fermentations, the wine remaining in neutral stainless steel tanks and from there it goes directly into bottles, without aging it too much in the winery, so that the character and freshness of the grapes reaches the glass..Tasting notes
Rose pink colour, medium intensity, with good limpidity. Opens gently with aromas of red fruits (sweet cherries, pomegranates), rose petals, with vegetal aspects. A refreshing and lively wine, with a good acidity sustaining a structure based onWe recommend this wine with:
Sushi, Asian dishes, fish salads, roast beef, veal, turkey, duck, desserts with berries.Serving temperature: 7°C - 10°C
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Selene Merlot
Viticulture and Vinification
Carefully selected handpicked grapes from the oldest and best parcels of Merlot which feature iron oxide rich soils on limestone bedrock were then carefully processed using state of the art equipment to gently destem and crush the grapes. A short cold maceration of two days at 5° C in order to release colour and flavour without harsh tannins was followed by a medium length alcoholic fermentation at 28° C and the grapes were pressed slightly before the end of fermentation. The wine was then clarified using decantation and put through a 100 % malolactic fermentation, before spending 4 months maturing in new French oak barriques of 225 ltr from the Allier and Jupille forests of central France. The wine was then bottled with almost no added SO2 (in fact it is below the limit considered maximum for ‘Natural wines’), and with no filtration to preserve the maximum of flavour and concentration. Harvest dates: 23.09 – 10.10.2017 Average brix 24.5 Grapes destemmed and lightly crushed, pressing at 11 days, natural malolactic. Matured in new French oak barriques from Alliers, 12 months. Unfiltered Age of vines: 18-35 years Training head trained, cane pruned on vertical trellis, vertical shoot positioned. Yield: 6500 kg/ha Soil Fractured limestone with iron oxide richg loams,sandy loams on chalk.Tasting notes
Intense purple red with violet tinges. The nose is dominated by rich dark fruit flavours of plum, blackberry and blueberry with a light hint of vanilla toast from the short stay in barriques. The pallet is rich and complex, still very young but with great potential to age, this wine is packed with powerful notes of forest fruits, raspberry , blackberry and prunes with good concentration, smooth tannins and a long finishWe recommend this wine with:
Rich meat dishes such as Osso Bucco or Beef Wellington, but also a great companion for a selection of cheeses like Manchego, Gruyere or Mature Cheddar, or indeed the Horezu fermented goat cheese of Romania.Serving temperature: 15°C - 16°C
£21.95
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