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Kotta 299 Merlot 2007

Кота 299 Мерло 2007
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Producer:
Lovico Winery (Ловико)
Country:
Bulgaria (България) 
Region:
Danube River Plains (Дунавска Равнина)
Vintage:
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2007
Other vintages: 
2008
Variety:
Merlot (Мерло)
Added by Alex
31 Jul 2010

Winemaker's notes:
A wine with exclusively soft and dense ruby colour. Flavours of blackcurrant, spices and chocolate, perfectly balanced with those of dried plums and red fruit. An exceptionally dense body, elegant tannins and a vanilla taste, resulting from ageing half of the blend in small oak barrels.

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How to drink it
Food: Chicken, Chicken Smoked, Couscous, Duck, Ham, Lamb (Grilled, Broiled), Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Pasta with Vegetables, Pizza, Quiche, Rabbit, Sausage, Spicy Chinese, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Да се сервира при стайна температура с печено агнешко със сини сливи.
Cheese: Gouda, Gruyere, Pecorino Toscano
Temperature: 16-18 °C
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Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
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