Monferrato Rosso Amis 2004

Cascina Garitina (Italy)

Monferrato (Piedmont)

Merlot (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Barbera (15%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Monferrato Rosso Amis shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of black cherry, plum and black currant followed by aromas of violet, blueberry, vanilla, tobacco, cocoa, clover and eucalyptus. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, pleasing roundness. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry, plum and black currant. Monferrato Rosso Amis ages for about 18 months in cask followed by at least 6 months of aging in bottle.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese

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

September 2010

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