Winery Pighin - Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave

Winery PighinMerlot Riserva Friuli Grave

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 Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave of Winery Pighin is a red wine from the region of Friuli Grave of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave from the Winery Pighin

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave of Winery Pighin in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pighin's Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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

Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave - 2013
In the top 100 of of Friuli Grave wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Merlot Riserva Friuli Grave from Winery Pighin are 2013

Informations about the Winery Pighin

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Friuli Grave in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne
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The Winery Pighin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Friuli Grave to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Frioul-Vénétie Julienne
In the top 80000 of of Italy wines
In the top 3500 of of Friuli Grave wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Friuli Grave

The wine region of Friuli Grave is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Italo Cescon or the Domaine Italo Cescon produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Friuli Grave are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Friuli Grave often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tropical or minerality and sometimes also flavors of white peach, cheese or stone fruit.


The wine region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous region in Italy, located in the extreme Northeast of the country, bordered by Austria and Slovenia to the north and east respectively. The eponymous wine region has four DOCGs, twelve DOCs and three PGIs and is best known for its white wine production. 77% of the region's wines are white, one of the highest proportions of any Italian region. The region's wines are distinctly different from other Italian wines in that they are made from non-traditional Grape varieties such as Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Pinot blanc, as well as typically Italian varieties such as pinot gris and picolit.

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The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

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