Winery Marks & Spencer - La Fortezza Merlot

Winery Marks & SpencerLa Fortezza Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Fortezza Merlot of Winery Marks & Spencer is a red wine from the region of Sicile.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the La Fortezza Merlot of Winery Marks & Spencer in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Marks & Spencer's La Fortezza Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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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

La Fortezza Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 311100
La Fortezza Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.211100
La Fortezza Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.211100
La Fortezza Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
La Fortezza Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 2.7110.500
La Fortezza Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 2.7110.500
La Fortezza Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sicile wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of La Fortezza Merlot from Winery Marks & Spencer are 2015, 2017, 2016, 2011 and 2018.

Informations about the Winery Marks & Spencer

The winery offers 492 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 85 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sicile
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The Winery Marks & Spencer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 456 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Sicile
In the top 60000 of of Italy wines
In the top 1500 of of Sicile wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
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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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