Villa Gresti 2005

Tenuta San Leonardo (Italy)

(Trentino)

Merlot (90%), Carmenère (10%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

Villa Gresti 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, vanilla, tobacco, chocolate, mace, bell pepper, eucalyptus and pink pepper. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. The finish is persistent with flavors of black currant, black cherry and plum. A well made wine. Villa Gresti ages for 14 months in barrique followed by at least 12 months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

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

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

August 2009

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