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| IL MERLOT DI NONINO MONOVITIGNO GRAPPA Distillata con metodo, Italy |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
NONINO |
| Clear and colourless. Attractive fresh cut sweet hay nose with some ripe pear notes. Fairly dry, harmonious, medium bodied, slightly sweet, grassy, pear puree flavours with a lingering crisp finish. Last appeared in Vintages (***) on September 15, 2012 at $55.95 and was Recommended Best Buy. |
CSPC |
657734 |
| Type |
Spirit - Eau-de-Vie |
| Agent |
Hal Ent |
| Country |
Italy |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Spicy, Smooth,Grass-Hay-Pear |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| The Nonino family pioneered the practice of distilling single grape varieties to create sophisticated and refined grappas with distinct character. F. Paul Pacult awarded this grappa a rating of 4 Stars (out of 5) in his 2008 publication Kindred Spirits 2, calling it "succulently sweet and stunningly ripe and compelling ... a svelte, sinewy grappa which is more elegant than powerful, but that's not to say that there isn't some fire in the hole." TASTING NOTE: There are a handful of well-respected Italian brands out there, but Nonino was one of the first to redeem grappa's good name as a sophisticated spirit back in the '70s by producing single-grape grappas, made from just one varietal. The bottles up top are cute little sampler versions of their meat-and-potatoes line - just monovitigno, from one grape, rather than cru monovitigno, which takes grapes from just a single vineyard - and come in Chardonnay, Merlot, and Moscato. They all taste great, but the Merlot has the most of what I look for in a good grappa: a sweet, almost fresh grape nose, followed by the strong, complex flavor of a good red. (Andrew Knowlton, bonappetit.com, April 30, 2013) |
Price |
$ 59.95 |
| Bottle Size |
700 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 19, 2015 |
| Cases bought |
100 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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