Winery Costanza di Mineo - San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Costanza di MineoSan Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Costanza di Mineo is a red wine from the region of Sicile.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.

Taste structure of the San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Costanza di Mineo

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Costanza di Mineo in the region of Sicile is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Costanza di Mineo's San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.911110
San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of San Luca Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Costanza di Mineo are 2013, 2012

Informations about the Winery Costanza di Mineo

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile

The Winery Costanza di Mineo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 50000 of of Italy wines
In the top 3500 of of Sicile wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sicile

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

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The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

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