Val di Cornia Suvereto Merlot I'Rennero 2002

Gualdo del Re (Italy)

Val di Cornia (Tuscany)

Merlot
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

This wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas that start with hints of black currant, black cherry and plum followed by aromas of blueberry, violet, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, chocolate, cinnamon, eucalyptus and mace. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and pleasing smoothness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense, flavors, agreeable. The finish is very persistent with flavors of black cherry, black currant and plum. A well made wine. I'Rennero ages for 12-14 months in barrique followed by an aging of 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 14%

Game, Roasted meat, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

Issue 37, January 2006

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