Barone di Schönberg
DOC Collio Goriziano
A single-varietal wine made from Merlot grapes, grown in the historic 1938 vineyard on Monte Quarin and aged for 30 months in French oak barriques. Intense ruby red, complex on the nose with ripe fruit, jam, sweet spice, and tobacco; warm, smooth, and savory on the palate, with velvety tannins.
Production area: Cormons – DOC Collio Goriziano
Cru: Monte Quarin – Historic vineyard since 1938
Soil: Eocene marly flysch
Setting: hillside, approximately 200 meters above sea level
Exposure: south – south/west
Training system: Guyot with 6/8 buds
Planting density: 4,000 vines/ha
Vineyard yield: 50/60 quintals/ha
Alcohol: 14.5% vol.
Sugar: 1.8 g/l
Total acidity: 5.40 g/l
Dry extract: 30.10 g/l
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Harvest: manual, in small crates
Vinification: destemming and inoculation with selected yeasts, fermentative maceration at controlled temperature for about 20 days, racking, aging in French oak barriques with malolactic fermentation and maturation of about 30 months, further bottle aging of at least 6 months
Barone di Schönberg DOC Collio Goriziano
It presents an intense ruby red color, almost impenetrable. On the nose it is complex and layered: hints of ripe red fruit and jam intertwine with sweet spice and notes of tobacco. On the palate it is warm, smooth, and savory, supported by mature, velvety tannins that carry the sip with elegance.
Ideal with red meat, roasts, braised dishes, feathered game, and aged cheeses, it should be served at 16/18°C. When stored horizontally, away from light and at temperatures not exceeding 18°C, it can offer great rewards for up to 10 years from the harvest.