Palazzi 2013
2013 was serene during most of the growing season, with little rain but covered skies. The summer temperatures were very cool, unusual for the valley, averaging about 10 degrees cooler than previous years. To help deepen the wines, we kept each for long on its lees. When it came time to blend, Franchetti chose merlot from four very different vineyards. The wine combines fruit from the strong clay of Piano Prima Pezza, the deeper Piano Seconda Pezza, the fantastic limes of Cavalli Sud, and the stream gravel of Strada Nuova. This year, Palazzi is an intense, red-fruited, strongly changing wine, with bright acidity and very fresh characteristics.
Vineyard age: 20-23 years
Vineyard density: 10,000 vines/Ha
Vineyard altitude: 450-600 m asl
Yield per hectare: 25 Hl/Ha
Harvest: 2-4 October
Fertilization: Sheep manure
Spraying: Clay, propolis, grapefruit seed extract
Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel vats for 13 days
Aging: 8 months in new French oak barrels; 11 months in cement tanks
Bottling: Waning moon May 2015
Production: 3,600 bottles
REVIEWS
Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, 95+ points: “Trinoro’s 2013 Palazzi (Merlot) offers up a compelling array of super-ripe red stone fruits, wild flowers, white truffle and exotic spices, all in the classic Trinoro style built on opulence. Raspberry jam and wild flowers build to a huge, aromatically intense finish supported by silky tannins. The 2013 needs time in bottle to develop, but it is hugely promising. Over the time I followed it the 2013 just got better and better. Drinking window: 2018 – 2033”
Espresso 2016, Eccellenza
BLEND
100% Merlot
ALTITUDINE
1,475-2,100 feet (450-650 meters)
PRODUCTION
3,600 bottles
