Merlot Piave DOC Riserva 2015 - Ornella Molon x 6

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Why I suggest Merlot Piave DOC Riserva 2015

Wine of excellent drinkability, rich and moderately tannic.Merlot in the purity of the vineyards located geographically in the Piave basin in Campodipietra south-east of Treviso. Old vineyards of 30 on flooded draining soils, rich in organic substance. Raised in Guyot to obtain high quality, practicing the green harvest and the thinning of the bunches. The malolactic fermentation is completed in French oak barriques for 18 months and then refined in glass.

The Sommelier: Vinified alone Merlot grapes. Wine with a ruby red color and garnet reflections, limpid and brilliant and consistent with its 14.00% vol. Herbal perfume, essential feature of this wine, pleasant with aging. Flavor dry, rightly tannic, soft in the mouth, robust, well balanced, persistent the finish.

Suggested pairings: Excellent on roast pork loin, polenta with osei, chicken livers and veal sweetbreads, hand-made Troccoli with lamb sauce, tortellini with meat sauce, rabbit cacciatore, medium and mature cheeses.

Uncork and allow to air before serving at 16 - 18 ° C. in the Ballon cup.

Winery: Quality, excellence, values that guide the Ornella Molon Family in their activity. Born in 1982 in Campodipietra, in the heart of the DOC Piave and Venice. In these territories, Molon has invested its passion in a job, giving new life to the historic cellars of the Doge Giustinian ...