Ferracane Magico Merlot 2021

Magico Merlot 2021 is a wine with which Fabio Ferracane loves to surprise, because Merlot is the only non-local grape variety that the company grows. It is a red wine obtained with grapes that come from soils rich in clay and sand, they ferment spontaneously in steel with indigenous yeasts, the maceration on the skins lasts about 12 days. Subsequently pressed, the wine ages for 18 months on its fine lees, always in steel. On the nose, blackberry and cherry, thyme and rosemary stand out, while on tasting it denotes roundness and power, softness and good length. Perfect with Capretto, it is magical in name and in fact. Total sulfur 47 mg/l

Manufacturer: Ferracane

Magical Merlot

️ Marsala, Sicily, Italy

Ferracane

Merlot

2021

️  14%

Red wine

The grapes come from vineyards rich in clay and sand, the fermentation is spontaneous in steel with native yeasts and maceration on the skins for 12 days. Always in steel, the wine ages for 18 months before being bottled

Cherry and wild blackberry, violet with hints of thyme and rosemary, and salty notes

Soft and powerful, fresh and generous, savory and velvety

Serving temperature 16°-18°

Kid

Magical, in nomen omen

*This bottle can be purchased without additional costs only in combination with other bottles from the same selection. Otherwise, the shipping costs expected for each individual country will be added, until the free port is reached.

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Marsala, Sicily

Fabio Ferracante is a son of art, his father supplied grapes to the Marsala cellars already in the 90s, coming from the family’s 3 hectares. At 15, Fabio helped his father in the cellar and shortly thereafter he began studying oenology and traveling around the world in search of work experience. Precisely this background led him to develop the idea that wine is not chemistry, but rather territory. In his vision, the winemaker is the custodian of the wine and not merely the one who fixes it to make it drinkable. Fabio’s wine is authentic.<br>The hectares of vineyards are now 5 plus 2 more on the way, all free from systemic chemistry, in which the typical grapes of the area are grown, Catarratto, Grillo and Nero d’Avola plus Merlot. The sulfur and copper treatments are also limited and strictly correlated to the rainfall, and therefore the humidity, of the year. The bunches are carefully selected, and once they arrive in the cellar the grapes ferment spontaneously using indigenous yeasts, and a homeopathic dose of sulfur dioxide is added before bottling. The rule is that the winemaking process takes place without the addition of sulphites or temperature control but sometimes, considering the Sicilian heat, these are essential. Fabio claims that his wines narrate the slow cultivation, uniqueness and beauty of his land.