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Wine Description
The Story
L’Apparita was Tuscany’s first pure 100% Merlot wine made in Italy with its debut vintage of 1985.
Castello di Ama and L'Apparita made a breakthrough on 8 February when L’Apparita 1987 was awarded as the best Merlot wine in a blind tasting hosted by the Academie du Vin in Switzerland— with a jury led by no less than world-renowned wine consultant, Michel Rolland. It left behind 15 other Merlot wines including the legendary Pétrus and its 1...
Wine Information
Vinification
On September 8, the estate harvested 120 quintals (13.2 tons) of selected grapes in the vineyard. Fermentation was regular and occurred at a temperature of about 33-34°C. (91-93°F.). The wine was pumped over the cap throughout fermentation. Maceration was held to 23 days, slightly less than the usual period, to avoid extraction of bitter tannins. Malolactic fermentation, carried out entirely in new barriques of oak from the Allie...
