Lance Merlot Sicilia DOC - Cantine Paolini

The Lance Merlot from Cantine Paolini in the Italian wine-growing region of DOC Sicilia is a pure, balanced and smooth red wine.

This wine has an intense ruby red color with purple highlights: the expressive bouquet offers a real firework of fruit. It reveals wonderful aromas of juicy cherries, supported by the berry nuances of mulberries, cranberries and raspberries. This typical Sicilian red wine impresses on the palate with its soft tannins and balanced acidity. The velvety texture is carried by aromas of black cherries in a long and aromatic finish.

Vinification of the Catine Paolini Lance Merlot

The vines for this Merlot are rooted in clayey soils in Sicily

After being harvested by hand, the grapes are gently pressed and then undergo alcoholic fermentation with maceration on the skins for around 12 days. Following malolactic fermentation, this Italian wine is aged for 6 months in large oak barrels and then in cement tanks. After bottling, this wine matures for a further 6 to 8 months in the bottle.

Dining recommendations for the Lance Merlot Cantine Paolini

Enjoy this dry red wine with pasta, arancino (fried rice balls), red meat and sheep's cheese.

Awards for the Lance Merlot from Cantine Paolini

Luca Maroni: 89 points for 2014

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