Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Merlot 2020

Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Merlot 2020

Judges were impressed by this great-value Gold’s ‘maraschino cherries and baked plum notes, with a grippy, chalky texture and smooth tannins’, began The Glasshouse’s Adam Michocki, while Immacolata Cannavo of Hakkasan Mayfair spoke highly of its ‘bright red fruit flavours of cherry and strawberry’, before describing it as ‘quite earthy, but with light, supple tannins’. ‘A very fresh wine, with black pepper spice and herbal, rosemary notes,’ added Flat Three Restaurant’s Heesoo Kang.

This international red grape variety is famous for its unmistakable suppleness and produces an elegant wine of great character.

PRODUCTION AREA

Mezzacorona cultivates this variety in the north area among Lake Garda, in Trentino.

VINIFICATION

Traditional red vinification with maceration of the skins for a 6-7 day period, temperature controlled fermentation at 26-28°C (79-82°F), short refinement in oak barrels for 6-8 months.

CHARACTERISTICS

Wine with garnet red and intense profume, with a mixture of ripe fruits and a hint of oak. Dry, complex and well-structured.

ALCOHOL CONTENT

13%

PAIRINGS

Complex and well-structured, it pairs well with red meats, cheeses and flavourful soups.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

16-18°