Sodale Merlot Lazio IGP - Tenuta Montiano

The powerful Sodale Merlot Lazio from Tenuta Montiano shines into the glass with a dense purplish red. When the glass is swirled, this red wine reveals high viscosity, which shows in strong church windows on the rim of the glass. Poured into a red wine glass, this Old World red presents wonderfully expressive aromas of plum, red currant and raspberry, rounded off by further fruity nuances contributed by barrel aging.

Tenuta Montiano Sodale Merlot Lazio delights with its elegantly dry flavor profile. It was bottled with an extraordinarily low residual sugar level. As one would expect from a premium single-vineyard wine, this Italian, for all its dryness, enchants with the finest balance. Aroma simply does not necessarily require a lot of sugar. Powerful and complex, this velvety red wine presents itself on the palate. Thanks to the moderate fruit acidity, Sodale Merlot Lazio caresses the palate with a soft mouthfeel without lacking freshness. On the finish, this youthful wine from the Lazio wine-growing region impresses with remarkable length. Once again, hints of red currant and raspberry appear. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the limestone- and clay-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of Tenuta Montiano Sodale Merlot Lazio

The powerful Sodale Merlot Lazio from Italy is a single-varietal wine, vinified from the Merlot grape variety. In Lazio, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on clay and limestone soils. Sodale Merlot Lazio is an Old World wine through and through, as this Italian exudes an exceptional European charm that clearly underscores the success of wines from the Old World. After hand-picking, the grapes are quickly brought to the press house. There they are sorted and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. After fermentation is complete, the powerful Sodale Merlot Lazio is aged for another 9 months in oak barriques.

Food pairing for Tenuta Montiano Sodale Merlot Lazio

This Italian red wine is best enjoyed at a temperate 15 - 18°C. It pairs perfectly as an accompaniment to chickpea curry, spaghetti with caper-tomato sauce, or pumpkin casserole.

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