Sunday, November 3, 2013

Sottano Merlot 2012

Variety: 100% Merlot

Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 14.1%
Color: darker violet red
Bouquet: very fruity, black sour cherries, hint of black chocolate
Taste: medium body, similar to nose the wine is very fruity after black sour cherries and cherries, quite good concentration of fruit followed by black chocolate, still young tannins, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 3+7+11+6+6=83
Price: CZK189
Stopper: cork
First wine of the tasting which we used as a reference, it is still very young and needs to age for at least 3 years to round up. It ended up on last place, but I did not scored it it the lowest, there were worse samples for me.

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