Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot & Cabernet insieme

Emozioni dal Mondo: Merlot & Cabernet insieme.

The International Oenological Competition was born in 2004 following a series of meetings focusing on Bordeaux Style Wines in Bergamo Wine Production Reality.

Congratulations to Cantina Colli Euganei with these 2 Gold Medals.

  • Colour: Deep ruby red.
  • Aroma: Fine and fruity aromas of wild berries, such as cassis and blackberry.
  • Flavour: Full and round in the mouth, with a good and elegant structure and a long-persistence aftertaste.
  • Serving Suggestions: Ideal with pasta dishes with flavorful sauces, various types of meat, and long-aged cheeses.
  • Colour: Ruby red of good intensity.
  • Aroma: Fruity bouquet.
  • Flavour: Soft and of long continuity, full and warm, with a long and clean persistence on the finish.
  • Serving suggestions: Roasted, grilled, or baked meats, and aged cheeses.

Here you find the winners of the last edition of the International Oenological Competition “Emozioni dal Mondo Merlot e Cabernet Insieme”.

The producer
Logo Cantina Colli Euganei
cantina colli euganei territory

Cantina Colli Euganei is situated in the heart of the Veneto region, in the middle of an area that has been dedicated to vine and olive tree growing since ancient times. Today, it is acknowledged by the latest regulations of 2010 as a DOC and DOCG area…
The grapes are grown on the farms of the municipalities of Vo’, Rovolon, Torreglia, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Cinto Euganeo, Arquà Petrarca, Este, Baone, comprising 700 hectares of rows of vines and providing an opportunity to best enhance the character of various wines: from fragrant white wines sweetened by the sun to more intense velvety red wines.
The northern slopes give rise to Serprino wines with their young and bubbly character, enriched with hints of flowers and fruit. The areas most exposed to the sun highlight the balanced sweetness of Fior d’Arancio DOCG, whereas the soils to the south provide full-bodied and intense red wines.
This varied morphological landscape, offering soils with different nutrients, is the perfect habitat for highly prestigious native grape varieties such as SerprinaMoscato GialloMoscato Bianco and Pinella, as well as international varieties including Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Franc and Merlot.

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Berebene Merlot Colli Euganei

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Berebene awarded the Rialto Merlot from Cantina Colli Euganei

Cantina Colli Euganei 

Today, as a cooperative, Cantina Colli Euganei brings together about 680 winemakers, spread over the protected area of the Euganean Hills Nature Reserve.

It has taken various geological periods for the Euganean Hills to become gentle hills capable of protecting vines and exposing them to the sun in such a favourable way while providing. 

The soils consist of calcareous deposits of the Eocene primeval sea, mixed with volcanic eruption, and have an incredible natural fertility and mineral density. 

The Cantina Colli Euganei is  situated in the heart of the Veneto region, in the middle of an area that has been dedicated to vine and olive tree growing since ancient times. Today, it is acknowledged by the latest regulations of 2010 as a DOC and DOCG area.

Berebene award Merlot Rialto Cantina Colli Euganei

The Merlot Rialto 2018 is awarded by the Berebene, guide from the Gambero Rosso, 2021 with the price / quality price.

Label of the Merlot Rialto

Grape variety: 100% Merlot 

Colour: deep ruby red 

Serving temperature: 18 °C

Aroma: Fruity fragrance 

Flavour: Smooth and full-bodied, with a persistent and elegant finish

Wine and food combination: The wine suits very well to roasted, grilled or baked meats or to aged cheeses

Taste: an astonishing fruit concentration and complexity

Last year, this wine also received points from Falstaff at the ‘Grandi Rossi Veneti Tasting’of 2020. 

Falstaff -the oldest and highest-circulation gourmet and wine magazine of Austria – rated the Rialto Merlot DOC 2018 from Cantina Colli Euganei with 91 points.