Winery Rutini - Encuentro Merlot

Winery RutiniEncuentro Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Encuentro Merlot of Winery Rutini is a red wine from the region of Tupungato of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Encuentro Merlot from the Winery Rutini

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Encuentro Merlot of Winery Rutini in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Encuentro Merlot of Winery Rutini in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rutini's Encuentro Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Encuentro Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Encuentro Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Encuentro Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Encuentro Merlot from Winery Rutini are 2015, 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Rutini

The winery offers 137 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Bodega La Rural.
It is in the top 90 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tupungato in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Rutini is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Tupungato to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 4500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 4000 of of Tupungato wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tupungato

The wine region of Tupungato is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Catena Zapata or the Domaine Rutini produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tupungato are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tupungato often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, slate or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, boysenberries or nutty.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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The word of the wine: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).

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