Refosco Riserva 'Roggio dei Roveri' Bosco del Merlo 2020
The Refosco Reserve "Roggio dei Roveri" by Bosco del Merlo is an excellent red wine aged for more than 12 months in oak barrels and large cask. On the nose, you can sense berries, fruit in spirits, and licorice. Warm, full-bodied, and quite fresh, with vigorous tannins
The Refosco Riserva "Roggio dei Roveri" from Bosco del Merlo is a intense and structured red, aged in wood for 12 months, which expresses all the character and strong personality of this important native Friulian grape variety. On the nose, it reveals aromas of small wild fruits, hints of underbrush, fruit in alcohol, and licorice. The palate is warm and full-bodied, with well-present tannins, dense and persistent aromas. It is an important wine, perfect to bring to the table paired with main courses of red meats or game.
The red "Roggio dei Roveri" is born in the Bosco del Merlo estate, located on the border between Friuli and Veneto. A territory of ancient traditions, particularly suited thanks to a microclimate characterized by the breezes of the nearby Adriatic Sea and the cool winds descending from the Carnic Prealps. The soils are made up of the famous "caranto", a mixture of sedimentations of clays and limestone of ancient fluvial origin. The careful zoning work has allowed for the cultivation of each grape variety in the most suitable area and the mass selection of ancient vines has elevated the quality, enhancing the territorial typicity. The grapes for the Refosco Riserva come from the Bosco vineyard, a 3-hectare plot located in Lison di Portogruaro. It is cultivated with a density of 5050 vines per hectare and with a yield of less than 60 quintals/ha. After manual harvesting, with selection in the vineyard of the best bunches, alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel with skin maceration lasting about 25-30 days, to achieve a good extraction of aromas, color, and tannins. The wine then matures for 12 months in oak barrels and then for 6 months in large casks.
The Refosco Riserva "Roggio dei Roveri" wine is an excellent red, which interprets very faithfully the varietal characteristics of the grape and the terroir of the area of Portogruaro. The careful work in the vineyard and minimal intervention in the cellar, along with a very low use of sulfites, honestly express the most typical aromas of Refosco. The color is intense ruby red with violet hues. The bouquet is intense and enveloping, with aromas of small forest fruits,