Vola Volé Vino Frizzante Rosato Merlot 2021 - Cantina Orsogna

TYPE OF WINE Sparkling Merlot Rosé – Sparkling with natural grape sugars.

Merlot GRAPES

ORIGIN OF THE VINE Merlot is a black grape variety, whose name derives from the particular predilection that the blackbird has for its berries. Originally from the Gironde, he participates in the blending of some of the most prestigious wines in the world. Merlot and Chardonnay are, among the so-called "international" French vines, the most cultivated in the world, also thanks to their high adaptability. SOIL Medium texture – calcareous

CULTIVATION AREA Orsogna 440m slm – 16 km from the Adriatic Sea and 16 km from the Maiella.

IN THE VINEYARD CULTIVATION METHOD The commitment of BIO Cantina Orsogna is to improve the fertility of the soil in its vineyards and the biological quality of the air and water, to control parasites using biological methods and to introduce native and nectariferous species. This attention to the protection of biodiversity is attested, in addition to the Organic certification, also by the BIODIVERSITY FRIEND, the international biodiversity certification standard owned by the WBA Onlus.

TYPE OF CULTIVATION Cultivated in "huts" (tendone or Abruzzo pergola), the type of cultivation that most of all restores the natural vegetative development of the vine. In the "hut", on a horizontal roof of wires, the vine grows harmoniously and naturally and the leaves catch the wind and the sun. Form of cultivation that cannot be mechanized and therefore linked to the dexterity and experience of the winemaker. The "hut" cultivation of the vine will resist as long as the small peasant property survives.

SELECTED YEASTS IN THE BIODIVERSITY OF AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS CHERRY POLLEN YEASTS For millennia the fermentation of wine has taken place spontaneously, triggered by yeasts naturally present on the skins of the grapes, the so-called indigenous yeasts. BIO Cantina Orsogna , always in search of biodiversity also in microbiology, has taken into consideration its agro-ecosystems as a selection basin for yeasts. In this selection process, mead (also called mead or honey wine) has aroused much curiosity, the first drink in the world based on water and honey which has been fermenting spontaneously for 20,000 years. For this reason, BIO Cantina Orsogna has successfully searched for and selected the yeasts in the pollen of the hives of its agroecosystems, positioned near plants such as Biancospino, Castagno, Mora, Ciliegio, Sulla and Clover. The Merlot wine was fermented with selected yeasts on cherry pollen. FERMENTATION AND REFERMENTATION OF THE VOLA VOLÉ PASSERINA SPARKLING WINE For more than 10 years BIO Cantina Orsogna has been refermenting its bubbles without using sugars (sucrose), the second fermentation is entrusted to the natural sugars of the grapes which give the bubbles maximum naturalness and territoriality. Replacing sucrose with must also improves the finesse, creaminess, fidelity to the grape variety of the sparkling or sparkling wine. Sparkling without adding sucrose is suitable for hot areas where the grapes reach an excellent degree of ripeness, while it is impractical in cold areas where the grapes ripen less. In the warm areas of central and southern Italy, the sparkling process with its natural sugars avoids harvesting the immature grapes. The maturation of the sparkling wine in the autoclave takes place "sur-lie" or on its lees. The wines produced with this method have a pleasant, non-aggressive foam, with primary and secondary aromas that mix with those given to the yeasts, during the long contact with the wine.

FIZZANTATION VOLA VOLÉ MERLOT ROSE GRAPES with a sugar content of about 210 g/l (equal to 12.6% vol. potential alcohol) FERMENTATION used Cherry yeasts are used which ferment until the process is stopped at 20 g/lt of residual sugar through refrigeration (4°C). The residual sugar will be used for the second fermentation in the subsequent refermentation. REFERMENTATION in autoclave and second fermentation with cherry yeast with the production of a sparkling wine of 12 %vol . and 10 g/lt residual sugar and 2.5 Atm of pressure. SIGHT Brilliant, intense pink color with violet reflections.

SMELL Mainly fruity notes where blackberries, raspberries and black cherries can be found. TASTE drinkable with a slight sugary residue, but well balanced by the acidic note that gives it freshness.

FOOD PAIRING light and pleasant sparkling wine. It can be enjoyed as an aperitif, but also paired with a platter of cold cuts and mixed cold cuts.

SERVING TEMPERATURE 6-8°C