Terre di San Leonardo 2015
The Terre di San Leonardo is an accessible and food-friendly blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère grapes selected from across the San Leonardo estate. Fermented in cement tanks, 80% of the wine is aged for 18 months in big Slavonian oak barrels and the remaining 20% in French barriques for at least 6 months, followed by a minimum of 6 months rest in bottle before release. Brilliant ruby red, the aromas are fruit-rich when the wine is young, later mellowing with bottle age into ripe plum fruit layered over a faintly grassy background note. Dry, soft and well-balanced on the palate it reveals a pleasing bitter twist in the finish and good aromatic length.
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The Producer San Leonardo | Trentino, Italy
For more than 300 years San Leonardo has served as the residence of the Marquis Guerrieri Gonzaga family, its proud custodians. Located in the Vallagarina Valley, the San Leonardo estate is a garden of vineyards and roses. It is...
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The Region Trentino Alto Adige | Italy
The Trentino-Alto Adige is the most westerly and spectacular of Italy's northeast regions with the vast majority of the area covered by mountainous countryside. French and Germanic grape varieties, such as Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, dominate the...
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The Primary Grape Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is a well known grape variety used to great effect in Bordeaux, France where it is vitally important to the classic wines of the Médoc. Here it is blended alongside Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot to produce truly world-class wines. Cabernet...
The Primary Grape Merlot
Merlot is a very popular red wine grape variety with big red and black fruit flavours of raspberries, ripe strawberries, plum and blackberry, giving the wine a softer taste. It is invaluable in the production or red wines from Bordeaux, particularly...