Rosso del Postiglione was produced on a bet in 1962 by Giampaolo Perusini – who already then believed in the possibilities of Friulian reds and blends – immediately won the gold medal at the 1st Corno di Rosazzo Wine Show. Today it is re-proposed in the same blend of merlot and cabernet sauvignon. Passed in French oak barriques and with the same label depicting the Postiglione di Fernet chosen by Giampaolo Perusini - a great horse lover - in 1962.
The Merlot Black Label DOC is a Friulian red wine, produced by the Perusini Agricultural Company, located in Corno di Rosazzo in the province of Udine, on the Eastern Friulian hills, it is the symbolic wine of this winery which at its first release obtained the three glasses on the Gambero Rosso guide. The grape that gives rise to this wine is 100% Merlot, obtained with an ancient clone of this vine. The vinification takes place in steel with selected yeasts, followed by 12 months of aging in French oak barriques.
Intense, lively and brilliant garnet red colour. The nose is ethereal with the typical perceptions of violet, then cherry and spices and leather. In the mouth the embrace is full and warm, the tannic, velvety and enveloping texture is balanced by the right acidity.
Garnet red color with orange edge. Pungent sensations of black pepper, leather and cinnamon emerge on the nose, other more delicate ones of violet and Spanish cherries. In the mouth it is rightly tannic and moderately austere. The correspondence with the olfactory sensations is marked and emerges with the phases of the tasting.
