Winery Pillitteri Estates - Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot

Winery Pillitteri EstatesExclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot

4.2
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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 Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot of Winery Pillitteri Estates is a red wine from the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario.
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, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot from the Winery Pillitteri Estates

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot of Winery Pillitteri Estates in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot of Winery Pillitteri Estates in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot

The Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot of Winery Pillitteri Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, shish kebab or beef bourguignon with cookéo.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pillitteri Estates's Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot.

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

Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Niagara-on-the-Lake wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Niagara-on-the-Lake wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Niagara-on-the-Lake wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Exclamation Cellar Series Reserve Merlot from Winery Pillitteri Estates are 2012, 2015, 2010

Informations about the Winery Pillitteri Estates

The winery offers 133 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the region of Ontario

The Winery Pillitteri Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Ontario
In the top 750 of of Canada wines
In the top 150 of of Niagara-on-the-Lake wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 wines of the world

The wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a regional VQA appellation in Ontario, Canada, on the southern shores of Lake Ontario and surrounded by water on three sides. It produces the largest Volume of ice wine in the world, more so than the style's homeland of Germany. Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Vidal are planted widely for this style. There are around 20 wineries in operation here and international wine-producing powerhouses such as Inniskillin, Jackson Triggs and Peller Estate are collectively responsible for the majority of Canadian ice wines sold outside of Canada.


The wine region of Ontario

Ontario is the most populated and prolific wine producing province in Canada. The Long established wine industry here is centered around the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario, where the continental Climate is moderated heavily by the large bodies of water. The majority of wines produced in Ontario are Dry table wines (around 60 percent are white and 40 percent red). They are mostly made from Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

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