MERENDASINOIRA
Born out of the ambition of three young friends who wanted to share their love for their local area.
ABOUT US
Three young friends who grew up in the heart of the Langhe, raised on tajarin made by their grandmothers and homemade red wine, two glasses of which would stain your lips an intense violet.
Our grandparents loved making wine, and this love was passed down to us. So, after completing our diplomas in viticulture and oenology, we decided to make winemaking our profession.
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Marco
Marco Vola
Federico
Federico Alessandria
Alberto
Alberto Servetti
Our wines
Sapèl and Sej two wines made with passion
Sapèl
Harvest:
Manual, with collection in small perforated crates.
Vinification:
Pressing of grapes, fermentation in vertical stainless steel vats. Using the delestage process to gently extract phenolic compounds and oxygenate the pulp.
Aging:
Six months in 2,000 litre oak barrels
Sèj
Harvest:
Manual, with collection in small perforated crates.
Vinification:
The bunches were cooled down when still in baskets right after the picking, then destemmed when still cold and left macerating at low temperatures (cold-maceration) around 8°C...
Aging:
Six months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux
Cugià
Harvest
Manual with collection in small perforated crates
Vinification
Soft pressing. Fermentation and ageing in stainless steel. Secondary fermentation in bottle as per “traditional method”.
Ageing
In bottle on its lees for about 48 months .
Kidì
Harvest:
Manual with collection in small perforated crates.
Vinification:
destalking and soft pressing. fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Submerged cap maceration for 25/30 days.
Ageing:
minimum of 36 months in Slavonian oak casks (1000 l).