Opera Prima Merlot

This Opera Prima Merlot is a very attractive wine in the visual phase because of its purple tonality, with high intensity. 
Limpid and bright, it has a crisp and clean aroma, typical from the variety, emphasizing the balsamic personality well assembled with the red fruit that it predominates. On the mouth occurs a velvety encounter with the palate, well-balanced and with a well marked young character because of the acidity of the wine.

To obtain this wine it fits the harvest date to the optimum state of the maturation to this kind of wine. Before The alcoholic fermentation grapes are maintained crushed at 10º C. during 48 hours, with the purpose of extract, in absence of the alcohol, the terpenic components producers of the characteristic aromas of this variety, so as the anthocyanins that are the responsible of the deep blue and red color.

When the alcoholic fermentation began, it maintained the temperature under 25º C. with the idea of conserving the aromatic power previously extracted. Once the 2/3 parts of the sugar are fermented it proceed to run it off, cooling the juice-wine at 20 ºC. (stabilization) to conclude the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. After two racking and the filter the wine was bottled.