Borgo del Tiglio 2019 Collio Rosso Riserva

In 1996, Manferrari named this blend “Rosso Riserva,” with the percentage of Merlot to Cabernet varing from vintage to vintage with Merlot usually taking the majority (60-90%). In 2017, unsatisfied with the performance of the Cabernet, Nicola tore up the vines making the Collio Rosso Riserva 100% Merlot. Grapes are all destemmed and fed by gravity into 12-hL conical steel vats. After fermentation, the wine rests on the skins for another three weeks before being gravity fed into barriques (75% French) to complete malo and then rest for two years.