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Canoe Ridge Merlot
Article number: 006 649
Name: Canoe Ridge Merlot
Origin: USA - Washington State
Wineries: Chateau Ste. Michelle
Grape: Cabernet 98% Merlot, 2%
Color: red
Description: Colour: bright ruby to garnet red Bouquet: refined bouquet with clear cherry fruit and fragrant aromas of plums and berries, highlighted with subtle notes of spices (cloves) Taste: the palate silky, round and full bodied, with medium body, soft tannins and juicy spicy fruit of the bouquet, in the final aromatic, very elegant and long lasting, a most delicate Merlot and a very diverse food companion!
Serving suggestions: Canoe Ridge Merlot is a perfect companion to the Italian cuisine, from antipasti, fresh pasta lukewarm (with pesto or ragù alla bolognese) to juicy roast or grilled lamb and beef with rosemary and oregano
Serve at 18 ° C
Analysis: Alcohol: 14.30%
Residual sugar: 2.60 g / l
Acidity: 4.90 g / l
previously open: no
perfectly ready to drink: now
stored for up (mind). 10 years
Production: In order to bring the characteristic soft fullness and elegance of Canoe Ridge Estate Merlot grapes to finished wine in the expression, makes Chateau Ste. Michelle winemaker Bob Bertheau to read and fully ripe grapes destemmed only gently crushed, fermented with the addition of selected yeasts. This day the pomace cake is flooded with the wine, the grape skins to extract maximum color pigments, flavors and soft tannins. The wine will be tasted at this time regularly to observe the flavors and Tanninentwicklung and wine at exactly the right time of the yeast and add it to withdraw to its approximately 18-month maturity in barrels of French and American oak. Regular taps aerate the wine during barrel maturation and give him yet gentle tannins and an aromatic, soft fullness on the palate.
Award: Wine Advocate: 89 points 2008 JG
Wine Spectator: 91 points 2008 JG
Bottle size: 0,75 l
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