Zenato Sansonina Merlot 2019/2020

Zenato Sansonina Merlot is an artisanal and "aristocratic" red wine born from a visionary project by Carla Prospero Zenato and her daughter Nadia. Sourced from an old-vine vineyard in Peschiera del Garda—a rare site for Merlot in a white wine-dominant zone—it offers an intense ruby-red colour and a concentrated bouquet of crushed black cherries, cocoa, and dried herbs, accented by evolved balsamic and chili notes. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and silky, strike a perfect balance between velvety tannins and an elegant acidity, with a characteristically savory and mineral finish. To ensure phenolic stability and depth, it undergoes long maceration in wooden vats before aging in new French oak barriques, resulting in a "sexy" and decadent texture built for longevity.

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