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2008 Torre Rosazza Altromerlot Colli Orientali del Friuli
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2008 Torre Rosazza Altromerlot Colli Orientali del Friuli

Producer: Torre Rosazza
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: Italy
Region: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2012

Deep ruby- red. Black cherry, blackcurrant, coffee and cocoa on the varietally expressive nose. Smooth, ripe and broad, showing an attractive restrained sweetness to the flavors of dark cherry, tobacco and herbs. Finishes with substantial building, dusty tannins. This might lack the concentration for an outstanding score, but I like the wine's upfront appeal and believe it will flesh out and gain complexity with a couple more years of bottle age.

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Italy, like France, offers a world of wine styles within a single country: dry Italian white wines ranging from lively and minerally to powerful and full-bodied; cheap and cheerful Italian red wines in both a cooler, northern style and a richer, warmer southern style; structured, powerful reds capable of long aging in bottle; sparkling wines; sweet wines and dessert wines.
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Merlot

Merlot enjoyed a surge in popularity in the 1990s as consumers suddenly discovered that they could enjoy aromas and flavors similar to those of Cabernet in a fleshier, softer wine with smoother tannins. A wave of Merlot plantings followed, frequently in soils and microclimates completely inappropriate for this variety, and the market was soon...
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