Winery RockwaySmall Lot Meritage
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Small Lot Meritage from the Winery Rockway
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Small Lot Meritage of Winery Rockway in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Small Lot Meritage of Winery Rockway in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Small Lot Meritage
Pairings that work perfectly with Small Lot Meritage
Original food and wine pairings with Small Lot Meritage
The Small Lot Meritage of Winery Rockway matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or watercress salad with vitamins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rockway's Small Lot Meritage.
Discover the grape variety: Catarratto
Structured and fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, a full palate with preserved acidity and signature aromas of citrus (lemon, pomelo), almond, white flowers and mineral notes from Sicilian terroirs. Productive. A pillar of dry Sicilian whites (Alcamo DOC, Etna Bianco) and an essential component of traditional Marsala, thriving on the volcanic soils of the Trapani area. Autochthonous Sicilian white variety, one of the most planted in Sicily and Italy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Small Lot Meritage from Winery Rockway are 2012, 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Rockway
The Winery Rockway is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Twenty Mile Bench to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Twenty Mile Bench
VQA sub-appellation in the middle of the Niagara Escarpment (Ontario) with a double bench formation: cool climate ideal for signature Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewurztraminer. Fresh, balanced wines with smooth texture and integrated fruit. Aromatic whites with stone fruit and the mineral signature of bench appellations. Pinots with classic earthy fruit and refined tannic structure.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Muscaté
Wine reminiscent of the characteristic aromas of fresh muscat grapes.
