Sito dell’Ulmo is a single-variety Merlot from a single vineyard. Years of experience helped us identify on the banks of Lake Arancio, among the vines planted at Ulmo in 1987, the ideal place to obtain the best from this classic French variety.
Sostain
Sito dell’Ulmo
Sostain
denomination
Menfi D.O.C.
Variety
100% Merlot
Location
Sambuca di Sicilia (AG)
Vineyard
Ulmo
First vintage
1995
Details
type of soil
Soils of average texture, from average depth to deep with an abundant structure consisting of pebbles, moderately limey with sections of dark vegetable soil.
ALTITUDE
195 metres above sea level
TRAINING SYSTEM
Espalier with Guyot pruning system.
METHOD OF CULTIVATION
According to the criteria of organic agriculture and SOStain® protocols; ground cover with berseem and underground clover, beans, vetch, mustard and wild plants; plant health protected with minimal amounts of sulphur and copper; phytophages deterred with useful insects and sexual confusion.
Tasting notes
A wine which attracts and conquers you gently. Its uniqueness emerges especially in the versatile and lively structure of its tannins and the savoury and intense strength of its flavour. This version of Merlot of compact ruby colour, very rich with the sweet juice of black currant and candied violet which alternate with thyme and lavender, cannot be ignored either by the palate of an experienced connoisseur or by that of an enthusiastic amateur. It is a multi-facetted and intriguing red wine which combines the pleasure of the tannins with an extraordinary length of tasting.
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