Winery Marks & SpencerLa Fortezza Merlot
Red wine
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 Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with La Fortezza Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with La Fortezza Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with La Fortezza Merlot
The La Fortezza Merlot of Winery Marks & Spencer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue or candied gizzards.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marks & Spencer's La Fortezza Merlot.
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
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 Marks & Spencer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 455 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sicily
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).
The word of the wine: Vitis vinifera
The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.
