Vylyan Vineyards and Winery

Pillango (Butterfly) 2006

PILLANGÓ 2006 WINE-INFO download

PILLANGO comes from our oldest merlot plantation of the Pillango vineyard, presenting the most beautiful values of the terroir. Pillango vineyard was planted in 1995, it is a plateau, which runs into a western-facing slope. PILLANGO [in English: butterfly] was named after the butterfly shape of the vineyard.  Butterfly is the miracle of nature; it’s the symbol of beauty, transformation and soul. It symbolises metamorphosis, just like how grape turns into wine.  We harvested balanced and fully ripe merlot in 2006. The maceration lasted for 25-30 days on the skin. The malolactic fermentation and maturation took place in the barrels of 225 l, made out of Hungarian oak from Zemplen and Mecsek wood. Age: 80% new, 20% 2 years old. During 18 months aging we selected the nicest barrels and bottled them as PILLANGO.  The variety Merlot is usually referred to as „she” in our winery, but PILLANGO shows a new face of merlot: strong and definite, like a real amazon. Its intensity and lively character is coming through its fruity aromas (ripe sour cherry, cranberry, plum and blackberry) complemented with cocoa beans and eucalypt notes. It has a long-lingering finish with oak-derived spiciness.