The 6 Merlots with the best value for money selected by Gambero Rosso
Among the first French grape varieties to be widely planted in Italy after the Phylloxera epidemic, Merlot was initially cultivated in Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino. Today, it is also found in central Italy.
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Gambero Rosso published an article about the best value for money Merlot.
Happy to inform you that Cantina Colli Euganei‘s Merlot I Fossili 2021 has been selected as the best Merlot from Veneto
Merlot Rialto 2021 by Cantina Colli Euganei, this wine has aromas of plum and spices, with a medium body and an easy-drinking nature. The large cooperative in Vo’ Euganeo (PD) boasts nearly 500 hectares of vineyards, meticulously managed by around 700 families. As is traditional in this region, Bordeaux grapes represent the quality peak, with wines combining organoleptic quality and market availability.
The presence of marine fossils in the Euganean Hills area reveals their origin:
an archipelago of volcanic islands that emerged 130 million years ago.
Striking reliefs separated by cool valleys, ideal exposure to the sun and alluvial deposits mixed with fragmented volcanic rocks give grapes their many characteristic qualities.
These special features give red wines their colour and strength that derive from the soils, as well as their intense fragrance and flavour.
Also wines from Trentino, Friuli venezia Giulia, Marche and Lazio have been mentioned
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Trentino
Trentino Merlot 2021 by Agraria Riva del Garda, the Trentino Riviera of Lake Garda enjoys an alpine climate with a Mediterranean influence, where olive and vine share the same land, moderated by the beneficial Ora wind. The Agririva cooperative protects the entire Garda olive oil supply chain while also managing premium vineyards, primarily cultivated with international grape varieties. The vineyards edge the lake, framing a landscape that stretches toward the Brenta Dolomites.
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Merlot 2019 by Livio e Claudio Buiatti, this wine leads the entire company range, presenting still fruity notes of blackberry and black cherry, with hints of black pepper and cinnamon; the finish is excellent. The vintage is significant and evident. The wine, with its intense ruby color, suggests sensations of currant and wild strawberries, with a background of pepper and nutmeg. On the palate, it is full and fleshy, with a well-defined structure and a secure progression of good savory verve. Ideal pairing? We see it perfectly with succulent meatballs in sauce.
The Buiatti family boasts over a century of experience in viticulture on the hills of Buttrio. When his father Livio passed the baton to him, Claudio immediately undertook progressive modernization, densifying the plantings and limiting production through drastic pruning. These essential interventions achieved the desired effects, conferring an absolutely high-quality level across the entire range of wines, maintained and consolidated over time. Now, supported by his son Matteo, he aims with conviction to reach the heights of excellence.
Marche
Petalus 2022 by Villa Manù, one of the most original rosés tasted this year, it comes from the Fermo countryside and is produced by Alfredo Allegrini using pure Merlot. The glass is bright cherry-colored, with aromas of black cherry, straw, and a light briny touch. The palate balances fruit sweetness with more savory traits for a well-contrasted, pleasantly rustic sip. A wine that fits well at the table.
Lazio
Rosa Invidiata 2022, a rosé made from Merlot grapes with floral aromas accompanied by notes of wild red berries. The palate is fresh, fruity, and vibrant. Antica Tenuta Palombo, founded by Giovanni Palombo over forty years ago, now has seven hectares of vineyards in the Valle di Comino, close to the winery, on clay-limestone soils.
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