Winery Castelforte - Merlot

Winery CastelforteMerlot

3.6
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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 of Winery Castelforte is a red wine from the region of Vénétie.
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 from the Winery Castelforte

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Castelforte in the region of Vénétie is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Merlot of Winery Castelforte in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castelforte's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
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 - 2018
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 411110
Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Vénétie wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Castelforte are 2018, 2017, 2012, 2015 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Castelforte

The winery offers 27 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Cantine Riondo.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vénétie

The Winery Castelforte is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Vénétie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 30000 of of Italy wines
In the top 4500 of of Vénétie wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vénétie

Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.

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The word of the wine: Slim

A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.

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