Maremma Toscana DOC 'Messiio' by Tenuta Fertuna is a guarantee because it comes from a unique terroir that represents the basis of the quality of this wine. It is obtained from carefully selected grapes and ages for 12 months in French oak barrels. Simply superb.

'Cornelius' by Cornell Colterenzio is an elegant Bordeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet all in the name of the South Tyrol terroir and its wine culture. The wine is assembled and racked into small oak barrels, destined to mature for 14 months before a period of aging in the bottle for a further 12 months. Cornell represents the excellence of Colterenzio, are wines produced with grapes from the best vineyards that, thanks to the care, passion and aging in barrels are transformed into extremely complex and long-lived tastings.

'Pàtrimo' by Feudi di San Gregorio is the only wine produced by this winery from an international variety. It comes from a plot of a historic Irpino merlot vineyard. Deep and territorial wine, of great elegance and gustatory harmony.

'Baffonero' takes its name from the homonymous vineyard, 100% Merlot, among the first planted in Rocca di Frassinello, the company that has benefited from being born as a joint venture between Castellare di Castellina and Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite, the most world famous chateau. The Baffonero vineyard is at the foot of the cellar designed by Renzo Piano, with a perfect exposure. A Merlot whose wine is made in steel and whose maturation continues in new French oak barrels for about 14 months. A great red that in the glass is revealed with intensity and elegance, richness and great persistence. Excellent for aging.

Available vintages: 2014 - 2015

'Baffonero' takes its name from the homonymous vineyard, 100% Merlot, among the first planted in Rocca di Frassinello, the company that has benefited from being born as a joint venture between Castellare di Castellina and Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite, the most world famous chateau. The Baffonero vineyard is at the foot of the cellar designed by Renzo Piano, with a perfect exposure. A Merlot whose wine is made in steel and whose maturation continues in new French oak barrels for about 14 months. A great red that in the glass is revealed with intensity and elegance, richness and great persistence. Excellent for aging.

Available vintages: 2014 - 2015

Toscana Rosso 'Excelsus' by Castello Banfi is produced only in great vintages. It is a Supertuscan that perfectly integrates the best tradition of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with the territory of Montalcino and with the tradition of Castello Banfi. Austere wine, of rare concentration and structure, whose maturation requires a passage in barrique of at least 20 months. The result is an intense wine that has very fruity scents accompanied by more complex notes of jam, spices, tobacco and coffee. In the mouth, it shows all its grandeur, with sweet tannins and very persistent hints.

Toscana Rosso 'Futuro' by Colombaio di Cencio is made in the best vineyards of the winery in Loc. Cornia and Loc. Monticello, which grow at 450 meters above sea level. A red that looks to the 'Future' without forgetting the past and the great vinifications that have made the Gaiole in Chianti winery great over time. Obtained from 33% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% French Cabernet, this blend gives life to an elegant red, with an authoritative tannic texture, vinified in steel and aged in large barrels and tonneaux for 24 months.

'Terre' by Tenuta San Leonardo is a classic Bordolese blend, which follows in the footsteps of its elder brother, the famous San Leonardo. The result of a careful assembly of the varieties of the estate, the vinification in steel, follows the maturation of 80% in large oak barrels for 18 months and 20% in barriques for at least 6 months. Wide, enveloping, elegant and refined.

'Villa Gresti' by Tenuta San Leonardo has charisma, authority and dynamic vitality, in addition to the strength and style of Merlot. Attentive wine, rightly balanced and immediate protagonist. Velvety, almost caressing, with a decisive, enjoyable and engaging final. A structure that has a masterly and a dense varied plot, to be enjoyed over time.

The 'In Violas' by Poliziano  is a pure Merlot cultivated in the Pliocene cortonese clays. The establishment of the Cortona Doc in 1999, the immediate affirmation as a suitable area for international vines, together with the friendship with the Aliotti Tommasi family, owner of excellent land, were the inspiring factors of the birth of Poliziano's oenological project. This wine ages for about 18 months in barrique to obtain thickness, elegance, freshness and harmony.

The 'Siebeneich' Merlot Reserve by Terlan is part of the "vineyard" line with which the Cantina is able to express the best of its territory. It represents all the refinement that Merlot purity is able to give in this small plot, a full bodied red that is amazing for freshness even at a distance of many years from harvest.

Cuvée 'Lis Neris' by Lis Neris is the company's flagship red wine. Cuvée are the highest quality, they are born from an extreme selection and are the result of the assembly of different varieties. The result is a unique wine, capable of expressing the balance between the vines and the place of production. It stands out for its Bordeaux profile (Merlot 90-95% and Cabernet Sauvignon 5-10%) and for its Friulian thoroughbred character. A warm and rich wine, with refined tannins and a very long finish. The first vintage of production was 1989, when the Cabernet share was a priority, but over the years Merlot has prevailed with its warmth and softness.

Merlot Riserva 'XV' by Alois Lageder is made from certified biodynamic viticulture, whose vineyards are located south of Magrè in the vineyard '15', grown largely with Merlot vines since 1957. Red wine of great substance and structure, with refined style. Aromatic bouquet with notes of ripe red fruit then followed by vegetal memories and spicy tones. Try it together with the second courses based on meat, you will find it perfect in combination with pork stew. 

Toscana Rosso 'Giramonte' by Frescobaldi is the rarest and most exclusive cru. It comes from the vineyards of the Castiglioni estate owned by the family since the 11th century. South-west of Florence, in the Val di Pesa, the area is ideal for the cultivation of elegant Sangiovese, but also of robust and lively Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. 'Giramonte' is a blend of Merlot and Sangiovese left to mature for about 16 months in barrique which leads to a wine of great intensity, rich, silky and very long persistence. 

'Prelit' by Damijan Podversic is an organic Friulian red wine inspired by the classic Bordeaux cuts, but with a unique character and personality. Blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which at the end of a long process of aging in wood, offers ripe and intense aromas, with a rich fruit and a clear mineral connotation typical of the Collio terroir. Dark ruby red with garnet reflections and a bouquet of aromas of black currant, blueberries, dark berry fruit, hints of undergrowth. Elegant, long and deep taste, with smooth tannins and a pleasantly fresh and mineral finish. Delicious.