Delea Merlot Ticino Carato 2015
$40
A toasty red, with dried cherry, currant and grilled herb aromas packed into a plump, moderately tannic profile. Details of licorice and spice are edged with fresh earth nuances on the finish. Drink now through 2021. 1,300 cases made, 20 cases imported.
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Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Dec 31, 2018
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
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Delea Merlot Ticino Carato 2015
A toasty red, with dried cherry, currant and grilled herb aromas packed into a plump, moderately tannic profile. Details of licorice and spice are edged with fresh earth nuances on the finish. Drink now through 2021. 1,300 cases made, 20 cases imported.
Details
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Dec 31, 2018
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
