# Langhe da uva Merlot (Roberto Voerzio)

> Red, Langhe DOC Merlot by [Roberto Voerzio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roberto-voerzio.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roberto-voerzio-langhe-da-uva-merlot).

- **Producer:** Roberto Voerzio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Merlot
- **Grape:** Merlot 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Vigneti Fontanazza-Pissota
- **Production area:** La Morra
- **Exposure:** east (Fontanazza), west (Pissota)
- **Harvest:** mid to late September
- **Vineyard planting:** Planting density 8,000 vines/ha; yield per vine 500 g; first vintage 2001; about about 4,000 bottles produced
- **Vinification:** Fermented in steel; aged 15 months in barriques (30% new, 70% used), 5 months in steel and 24 months in bottle. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation without added yeasts, lasting 10 to 30 days; malolactic in steel; wine moved to wood for ageing; not filtered; sulphites at bottling usually under half the legal limit.
- **Serving temperature:** 15°C to 16°C; open the bottle 2-3 hours before serving if possible
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

Merlot from the Fontanazza and Pissota vineyards in La Morra, first made in 2001.