Merlot "Vigna Dominin" DOC Meroi

Meroi 
Item code 0652
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Features
Winery Meroi
Denomination Merlot Doc
Vintage 2013
Grapes 100% Merlot
Alcohol content 15,00%
Cl 75cl
Sulfites Contains sulphites
Code ICQRF UD/1178
Winery headquarter Meroi - Buttrio (UD) - Via Stretta del Parco, 7b
Bottle size Standard bottle
Combination Roast meat, Sliced beef, Fillet with green pepper, Tagliatelle with mushrooms, Pasta with meat sauce, wild game, Hard cheese, Meat stewed
Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
Style Full-bodied and intense
Wine list Merlot
Wine description

The Meroi winery which was founded in 1920 in the Buttrio hamlet in the Udine province on the east hills of Friuli on marl soils located at 140 meters above the sea level and the cultivation method used is the French Guyot method. The exposition of the soils is south, south-east and the denomination is Vigna Dominin Merlot DOC. The Merlot grapes used at 100% to produce this wine are picked in the first weeks of September and the natural fermentation takes place in wood where also the maceration process starts and then the must is poured in barrels for the alcoholic fermentation under temperature control for 15-20 days. The long period of refinement lasts 36 months and the first 24 in wooden barrels and the remaining 12 in bottle without the filtering process.

 

Characteristics of this Merlot Doc wine

It has a dark and deep red color. It has dark berries aromas together with cinnamon hints. The taste is wide with important tannins and an evolution potential. It must be served at 16-18°C.

 

Suggested pairings while tasting this red wine

The Vigna Dominin Merlot DOC is a bodied wine very important and structured. It is perfect with meat sauces, roasted meats of calf and pig. It is perfect with fresh pasta with mushrooms or sausages. It must be served in a Grand Ballon wine glass.

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