Il Merlò Langhe Rosso doc Gillardi 2021

The Merlò was born in 2004 to show the potentiality of the great French wines if cultivated on the Langhe hills. The Merlò by Gillardi is a soft and powerful wine, made with Merlot in purity and sharpened for 24 months in small barrel. It is produced only in the best vintages, in that which are are more favourable to Merlot cultivation. It has a red intense ruby color, that with the ages it extends to the pomegranate. At the nose it develops aromas of red fruits, plum, cherries, currant, blueberries. The taste is harmonious, persuasive, rich and juicy. The tannins are soft with balanced acidity. The Merlò by Gillardi is a soft, harmonious wine and pleasant wine, that well combines with important first courses or roasts and braised meat.

The farmstead and the plot of land of the Gillardi winery are located in Farigliano, in the heart of the Langa Monregalese. Here the great-grandfather Giovanni Battista, when returned from Provenza where he had emigrated at the end of 1800, purchased the farmhouse Corsaletto in 1923 and big parts of the vineyards that nowadays are owned by Gillardi.  The Gillardi winery began producing the Dolcetto mainly, that was initially sold unbottled. When Giacolino arrived he convinced everybody that it was the moment to bottle on one’s own. in the 1993, Giacolino Gillardi thanks to his experience decided to cultivate in addition to the Dolcetto prestigious international grape varieties, from which he made the Harys, the Merlò and the Granè wines.