Azienda Agricola Merlotta
Imola · Bologna (BO)
Established
1962
Minzolini family
Yearly production
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Location
Imola
Bologna (BO) · Emilia-Romagna
Vineyard area
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About 15 hectares on the Imola hills over the Via Emilia, plus 30 more at Castel San Pietro Terme; Sangiovese, Albana and native grapes
Appellations
Colli d'Imola DOC
History
Paolo Minzolini and Giovanna Mimmi began as sharecroppers at Merlotta in 1962 and bought the estate in 1983; the third generation runs it now.
It works fifteen hectares of the Colli d'Imola over the ancient Via Emilia, some 400,000 bottles under the Merlotta and Tenuta Coccapane labels.
Wines
Illustrative selectionColli d'Imola
Red of the Imola hills.
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Grapes of these appellations
Who else makes these wines
- Colli d'Imola DOC1 other
Producers near Imola
- Tre Monti
- Umberto CesariCastel San Pietro Terme
- Orsi - Vigneto San VitoValsamoggia
- VallonaValsamoggia
- Federico AldrovandiValsamoggia
- Tenuta Santa Cecilia alla CroaraSan Lazzaro di Savena
- BranchiniDozza
- Corte d'AiboValsamoggia