Description
This Product is Non HFSS
Merlot – Red Spanish Wine
Wine of Spain
Soft & smooth
Here’s how we see it…
Soft and smooth with black fruit aromas, spicy plum and raspberry flavours.
Try with roasted red meats, spicy pasta dishes or antipasti, or enjoy on its own.
The name Merlot comes from French word for blackbird (merle), a reference to the grape’s colour.
Type of Closure: Screwcap
Current Vintage: NV
Producer: Bodegas Paniza
Grape Variety: Merlot
Winemaker: Antonio Serrano
Agent: Copestick Murray
Vinification Details: Grapes are picked at optimum ripeness during the cooler night hours, with machine harvesting ensuring they reach the winery as quickly as possible to maximise freshness and keep flavours at their peak. The grapes macerate for 2-3 days with their skins in order to extract colour and aromas. Afterwards the must is taken to a stainless steel tank for its 7-day fermentation at controlled temperatures. After the fermentation, the wine is clarified and stabilized before being filtered for bottling.
History: Here at i heart we put our passion into creating straight-talking, great tasting wines for you to enjoy, whatever the occasion. If you love Merlot then you will love i heart Merlot! The current range also includes Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Rose & Shiraz.
Regional Information: Cariñena is a land which has produced wine since ancient times and offers the quality of the soil and the particularities of climate which ensure hugely successful wine production. The vineyards are located in the south, in an elevated area at the foot of the Sistema Ibérico. These are the highest vineyards around, at 850 metres above sea level, bringing cooler temperatures in summer. This, along with the dry continental climate, helps to create grapes with ripe, complex flavour profiles.
Alcohol By Volume: 12
Units: 9
Tasting Notes: Soft and smooth with black fruit aromas, spicy plum and raspberry fruit flavours
Serving Suggestion: Try with roasted red meats, spicy pasta dishes or antipasti, or enjoy on its own
Statutory/Years: 18
