Gère – Rosso Trentino Superiore DOC 2019

GÈRE 2019
ROSSO TRENTINO SUPERIORE DOC

Gère is produced with the finest grapes from vineyards ideally suited for cultivating Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

 

VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS

Seasonal performance Spring bud break came early, but a cold May delayed flowering by about ten days. After this, the season enjoyed very favourable weather with well-distributed rainfall. By harvest time, the bunches were healthy, well-ripened and with good acidity levels.
Production area South-westerly facing slopes of Monte Brione, with plenty of hours of daylight and an excellent microclimate thanks to its vicinity to the lake and the cooling breeze of the Ora del Garda and Varone winds, from Varone and Ceniga.
Grape variety used 60% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Type of terrain Clay loam.
Training system Guyot.
Production 7,000 kilos of grapes per hectare.

 

VINIFICATION AND AGEING

Harvest Harvesting took place on 1, 7 and 15 October with careful manual selection of the grapes.
Vinification The grapes were quickly transported to the winery in 200 kg crates. They were immediately destemmed and the whole berries were dropped into a special stainless steel fermentation tank for alcoholic fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation lasted around 10 days depending on the wine and took place at a controlled temperature of around 24 °C (75 °F) with maceration with the skins.
Ageing At the end of malolactic fermentation, after a first racking, the wine was aged for about a year: part in stainless steel tanks and part in oak barriques and tonneaux. On 5 August 2021, after 18 months of ageing, the wine was blended. Bottling took place on 13 October 2021, producing 2,825 0.75 l bottles and 50 1.5 l magnums. Bottling will be followed by a long period of
bottle ageing (24 months).

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Colour The wine has a splendid ruby red colour.
Aroma Following a brief oxygenation, it offers the nose a bouquet of great personality and complexity, the result of blending the three different varieties of Bordeaux origin. The peculiarities of the three grape varieties are excellently integrated and offer a broad, persistent and remarkably elegant bouquet, with notes ranging from fruity (sour cherry, ripe blackberry) to spicy (black pepper, cocoa, liquorice) and floral.
Flavour On the palate it immediately conveys a great sensation of harmony and balance, thanks to the dense weave of soft tannins, and then reveals itself to be particularly round, velvety and long, fading into the finish with a rich persistence of flavours and aromas.

 

ANALYTICAL DATA

Alcohol 13.87% vol.
Residual sugar 0.4 g/l.
Total dry extract 27.5 g/l.
Total acidity 4.98 g/l.
pH 3.71.
Contains sulphites.

 

PAIRINGS

• Pasta with wild game ragout (wild boar).
• Roast duck.
• Wild boar stew and polenta.

 

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Serve at 18 °C (64 °F) in wide glasses.

 

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Keep in a cool place, away from light and heat sources. Store bottles horizontally.

 

AGEING POTENTIAL

Beyond 15 years.