Winery TriaccaOntaneta Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Ontaneta Merlot from the Winery Triacca
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Ontaneta Merlot of Winery Triacca in the region of Tuscany is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Ontaneta Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Ontaneta Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Ontaneta Merlot
The Ontaneta Merlot of Winery Triacca matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or homemade marengo veal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Triacca's Ontaneta 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 Ontaneta Merlot from Winery Triacca are 2013, 0, 2012, 2011
Informations about the Winery Triacca
The Winery Triacca is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Rosso di Montepulciano to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rosso di Montepulciano
Tuscan DOC sister to Vino Nobile around Montepulciano (250-600 m), local Sangiovese "Prugnolo Gentile" (min. 70%) with Canaiolo and Mammolo. Fresh and approachable red: vibrant aromas of red cherry, raspberry, violet, plum, white pepper, wild herbs and mineral hint, lively acidity and fine tannins — young version of the great Nobile, short ageing (~4 months). Drink within 2-4 years, food-friendly and pleasurable.
The wine region of Tuscany
Kingdom of Sangiovese: upright reds with cherry, plum, dried herbs and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins. Fleshy, food-friendly Chianti Classico DOCG, deep long-ageing Brunello di Montalcino (spice, tobacco, ripe black fruit), elegant Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. On the coast, Bolgheri crafts the opulent Cabernet- and Merlot-based 'Super Tuscans'. Some fresh white Vernaccia.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
