A hot year in the Veneto producing a quality Merlot. The Merlot wines of the Colli Euganei are starting to creep into the Gambero Rosso guides, this is a wine to be cellared or enjoyed today. Highly recommended.
Year
2004
Alcohol
13,00 %
Size
0.75 l.
Type
Wine
Classification
DOC
Grape
Merlot.
Taste
Its refined fabric is silky smooth.
Colour
Full, ruby red.
Nose
Very forceful and refined with hints of red berries and sour cherry. Lingers even after the glass is empty.
Accompanies
This wine is a splendid accompaniment to meat second courses. Excellent with courtyard animals, such as poultry.
Temperature
18°C
Harvest
End of September.
TCD OPINION
The choice of elective terroir and the improvement of the more consistent techniques of vineyard to its characteristics, have allowed the Merlot to abandon, in these last years,the dresses of vine from the great productivity transforming it from comprimario of luxury in soloist appreciated. Sturdy wine and at the same time of innate elegance, it expresses in the youth his best dowries.
This is the most widely drunk and best loved wine in the Veneto, and was so long before it found international fame.
TCD Score: 89/100
With 89 on 100 we are tasting a good wine approaching the excellence!
The La Montecchia estate is primarily concerned with viticulture, an activity established here since the Middle Ages. Petrarch himself appreciated the local vintage, making his home at Arquà at the southern foot of the Euganean Hills. The present owner, count Umberto Emo Capodilista, started renovating the vineyards and the cellars at the beginning of the ‘90ies, making his son Giordano Emo Capodilista responsible for the managment of the estate, assisted by the oeunologist Andrea Boaretti and the agronomist Patrizio Gasparinetti. Prizes and recognition from the most notable wine critics like Robert Parker, Luca Maroni, "Gambero Rosso" and Luigi Veronelli have encouraged Giordano Emo to continue in this manner. Half of production is exported abroad. Black grapes predominate on these 45 hectares:Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot and Raboso - a local variety that is picked late - are cultivated here. Merlot and Cabernet have been grown in La Montecchia since the 19th century and are justifiably regarded as local vines. The white varieties are Chardonnay, Moscato Fior d’Arancio and Pinot Bianco. All varieties - except the basic “Colli Euganei Rosso” wine of the estate called "Cadeto" which is made with Merlot and Cabernet and the cru "Villa Capodilista" which is made with Merlot, Cabernet and Raboso - are bottled as single variety (“vinificati in purezza”). You might also want to try the Moscato Fior d’Arancio made with the Moscato grape which is put to dry before it is pressed and produces an highly acclaimed dessert wine sold in half-size bottles.
City
Selvazzano Dentro (PD)
Veneto
Veneto is among the foremost wine-producing regions, both for quality and quantity. The region counts over 20 DOC zones and a variety of sub-categories, many of its wines, both dry and Spumanti, are internationally known and appreciated. The three most well known DOCs are Bardolino, from the town with the same name and surrounding the shores of Garda Lake, Valpolicella, and Soave. Other noteworthy wines produced here are the white Bianco di Custoza, the excellent sparkling Prosecco, the Breganze, and the Amarone (a rich and powerful red from the Verona province). If you travel to the Treviso area, look for the little-known Clinton, a wine that is banned from distribution because it does not conform to the DOC standards, but is produced in limited quantities for local consumption. The importance of winemaking in this region is underscored by the creation in 1885 of the very first Italian school for vine growing and oenology. In addition, Veneto was the first region to constitute the first strada del vino or "wine road". This first wine-touring road featured special road signs providing information on vines and the wines they were made into and joined the Valdobbiadene and Conegliano DOC zones crossing a series of hilly vineyards. The most appreciated wines in the region come from the provinces of Treviso, Verona, Padova, Venice, and Vicenza. The area around Verona, with its temperate climate and hilly surrounding, is believed to have cultivated grapes since the Bronze Age.
LA MONTECCHIA MERLOT COLLI EUGANEI RISERVA 2004 - WINE - La Montecchia Veneto
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