Merlot Venezia DOC Riserva 2018 - Ornella Molon x 3

The winemaker recommends Merlot Venezia DOC Riserva 2018

Wine of excellent drinkability, rich and moderately tannic. Pure Merlot from vineyards geographically located in the Piave basin in Campodipietra southeast of Treviso. 30-year-old vines on draining alluvial soils, rich in organic matter. Bred in Guyot to obtain high quality, practicing the green harvest and the thinning of the bunches. Malolactic fermentation is completed in French oak barriques for 18 months and subsequent aging in glass.

Characteristics of Merlot wine:

Merlot DOC Venezia Riserva di Ornella Molon Veneto red wine with garnet reflections, clear and brilliant and consistent with its 12.50% vol. Herbaceous aroma, an essential characteristic of this wine, pleasant with ageing. Dry taste, rightly tannic, soft in the mouth, robust, well balanced, persistent finish.

Recommended pairings with Merlot wine:

Dish that is preferred to be combined with this wine, according to food and wine tasting experiences, on roast pork loin, polenta with osei, on chicken livers and veal sweetbreads; Handmade troccoli with lamb sauce, tortellini with meat sauce, rabbit cacciatore, medium and aged cheeses.

Uncork Merlot Venezia DOC Riserva 2018 Ornella Molon and leave to air before serving at a temperature of 16 - 18 °C in a Ballon chalice.

Molon winery:

Quality, excellence, values that guide the Ornella Molon family in their business. It was 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 Doge Giustinian… Ornella Molon