Merlot del Lazio Costa Magna Casale Mattia 2020

Red wine obtained from Merlot grapes carefully selected and vinified with maceration on skin. Thanks to the quality of the grapes and to a short ageing in barriques this wine has an high structure, a slightly spicy intense bouquet and a full bodied fragrance. Its colour is ruby red, and its flavour is dry, warm, vigorous and velvet, with a slightly afterstaste of raspeberry and blackberry. Contains sulphites. Produced by Casale Mattia - Via XX Settembre, 48 - 00044, Frascati (RM) - Italy.

The producer

Casale Mattia has been founded by a family that has been working in the oenological field for generations. This choice is due to the aim of bringing back to a new splendor the wines of an ancient territory regaining their prestige and their tradition. The winery is located on the volcanic hills in the middle of Frascati production area, in a land that has always welcomed the cultivation of grapes since Roman age: the large number of ruins located in this farm are still a proof of this glorious past. Casale Mattia vinifies the grapes coming from its vineyards, in a new factory that makes use of the most modern techniques of wine-making.

Best with

It matches well with soup, red meat, matured cheese and game.

How to serve it

Serve at 16-18 degrees centigrade in clear, transparent crystal goblets.

How to keep

The bottles should be laid horizontally in a cool, dark, humid wine-cellar.