Winery Toros FrancoMerlot
Red wine
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.
The Merlot of the Winery Toros Franco is in the top 20 of wines of Collio.
Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Toros Franco
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Toros Franco in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Toros Franco in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Toros Franco matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Toros Franco's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Toros Franco are 2012, 2017, 2016, 2013 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Toros Franco
The Winery Toros Franco is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Collio to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Collio
Benchmark for Italy's great whites, the hills of Friuli on the Slovenian border. Precise, structured whites with signature notes of pear, apple, exotic fruit, white flowers, almond and marked saline minerality — the "ponca" (marl-limestone flysch) signs the wines. Serious Pinot Grigio, Friulano (formerly Tocai) with its characteristic almond taste, native saline Ribolla Gialla. Also Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malvasia.
The wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italian benchmark of great whites of elegance and minerality. Emblematic Friulano with notes of fresh almond, pear and white flowers, taut Ribolla Gialla, precise Pinot Grigio, lively Sauvignon and balanced Chardonnay. Rare sweet Picolit (DOCG), saline Malvasia Istriana. Rising reds: fruity spicy Refosco, more tannic Pignolo and Schioppettino.
The word of the wine: Sulphites
Chemical compounds derived from sulphur (better known in the wine world as SO2) and used by winemakers for their antiseptic, antioxidant and antioxidant properties.
