Cabernet - Merlot Ramus 2019 - 13% vol. Ritterhof Winery

Description: 
This Cabernet-Merlot is a classic red wine, very compact and intense in colour. It boasts great complexity with multiple nuances of berries and redcurrants and robust but soft tannins. On the palate it is robust, dry with a soft, harmonious tannin structure and a characteristic, very persistent aftertaste. 

Grape varierty: 
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc and 48% Merlot - South Tyrol DOC 

Production area: 
At the foot of the Rittner plateau, we find steep, barren and rocky tiers with sandy, clay, porphyry soils. Thanks to the south-facing position of the slope, at an altitude of 450 metres, these vineyards are especially suited to the varietal typical and characteristic cultivation of these grape varieties. 

Vinification: 
The grapes are delivered to the winery in crates of 220 kg. They are lightly crushed, destemmed and fermented at a temperature of 28°C for about 10 days. By gently pounding the skins down and carefully pumping the must around, contact with the skins is maintained for as long as possible to achieve good colour and flavour extraction. The wine is aged in French barrique barrels, followed by a further in the bottle to mature fully. 

Food pairing: 
This wine goes exceptionally well with hearty meat dishes, barbecued food and cheese. 

Serving temperature: 
16 - 18°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 5 years. 

Bottle size: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0,75 lt. 

Allergens: 
wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Ritterhof Winery 
And uniqueness is provided by the vineyards of the Ritterhof, which are distributed from Salorno all the way up to Renon. The product line is extremely broad, ranging from Red Muscat to Merlot and Lagrein all the way to Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer. And, it goes without saying, Schiava. That is a bow to the winegrowing tradition by the Ritterhof Estate Winery. And innovation is provided by the fungus-resistant varieties with which the Kaneppeles are experimenting in their trial vineyards. And the three colors also correspond to the three lines of the estate winery. Brown is the color of the Terra line, and thus of down-to-earth Alto Adige wines, while green decorates the Collis line for which only completely mature grapes from the best terraced slopes are used. Blue, on the other hand, stands for the top line Rarus, consisting of wines that are carefully aged in small oak casks. 

Tenuta Ritterhof Cantina 
Strada del Vino 1 
IT - 39052 Caldaro sulla strada del Vino (BZ) 
info@ritterhof.it 
www.ritterhof.it