Settesoli Merlot
Settesoli Merlot is a red wine crafted by a wine producing cooperative in Sicily, Italy. During the past 40 years Settesoli has promoted and spread the winemaking culture throughout the entire region of Sicily, creating a real wine district and employing, directly or indirectly, over the 70% of the 5’000 families residing nearby. This scale of involvement in the local community is unique and holds even greater importance considering that Settesoli works in complete harmony with the environment.
Region and/or Appellation: Sicily DOC
Grape Type: Merlot
ABV: 13%
Soil: Mineral-rich, dark soils with volcanic residues from Mount Etna
Weather conditions: Sicily’s Mediterranean location places it directly in the middle of the Mediterranean climate zone, which only covers two percent of the Earth’s surface and is also called the dry summer subtropical climate. The Mediterranean climate is characterised by moderate temperatures. 500-600mm average rain fall per year with more than half of this in the three months of October, November and December.
Wine Making / Ageing: The grapes for Settesoli Merlot are harvested and pressed to create the liquid for fermentation. The fermentation happens at temperatures between 18°C and 20°C to ensure consistency throughout. The wine is settled with cold stabilisation and filtration.
Tasting: Settesoli Merlot has vanilla and mature red fruits on the nose, with hints of plum and cherry. A smooth and warm taste with strength and character in the wine.
Food Pairing: Settesoli Merlot pairs perfectly with italian cold. Salami, prosciutto, salsiccia, finocchiona, pancetta, capocollo, capaccio etc). In the absence of good Italian food, then this wine will work with most game meat with game meat being duck, goose, grouse, pheasant, partridge, wood pigeon, dear and rabbit. Specifically for Chineses style foods the best pairing would be duck or goose based dishes. Alternatively, food from the north east including barbecue.
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