Winery Kornell - Kressfeld Merlot Riserva

Winery Kornell Kressfeld Merlot Riserva

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Kressfeld Merlot Riserva of Winery Kornell is a red wine from the region of Südtirol - Alto Adige of Trentin-Haut-Adige.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Kressfeld Merlot Riserva from the Winery Kornell

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Kressfeld Merlot Riserva of Winery Kornell in the region of Trentin-Haut-Adige is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kornell's Kressfeld Merlot Riserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
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

Kressfeld Merlot Riserva - 2015
In the top 100 of of Südtirol - Alto Adige wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Kressfeld Merlot Riserva - 2013
In the top 100 of of Südtirol - Alto Adige wines
Average rating: 4.4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Kressfeld Merlot Riserva from Winery Kornell are 2013, 2015

Informations about the Winery Kornell

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Südtirol - Alto Adige in the region of Trentin-Haut-Adige

The Winery Kornell is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Südtirol - Alto Adige to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Trentin-Haut-Adige
In the top 20000 of of Italy wines
In the top 400 of of Südtirol - Alto Adige wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Südtirol - Alto Adige

The wine region of Südtirol - Alto Adige is located in the region of Trentin-Haut-Adige of Italy. We currently count 288 estates and châteaux in the of Südtirol - Alto Adige, producing 2323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Südtirol - Alto Adige go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Trentin-Haut-Adige

Trentino-Alto Adige is Italy's northernmost wine region, located right on the border with Austria. Production was once dominated by the local red varieties Lagrein and Schiava. Now white wines are becoming more important in terms of Volume. Increasingly, they are made from internationally renowned Grape varieties such as Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.

News related to this wine

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The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

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At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

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