Icario Rosso Di Montepulciano DOC

Icario Rosso Di Montepulciano DOC Sangiovese and Merlot from Tuscany, Italy. Intense ruby red colour with purple hues. Balanced nose with aromas of ripe red fruit with some hints of vanilla. Fresh and harmonious finish. With game, feather venison, pork and red meat.

Sangiovese: the most common ancient and very robust, but thinly membraned species. Originally from Tuscany and from there spread throughout Italy. Sangiovese consisting of two qualitatively very different sub-varieties. The Sangiovese piccolo (the lesser) dominates and is the main variety in Chianti.

Merlot: one of the oldest Vitis vinifera varieties that ripens earlier than Cabernet sauvignon and Cabernet franc. Merlot is important in Bordeaux, especially in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. Plantings of Merlot have increased significantly in recent years. The grape is very popular worldwide and people have increasingly come to realize that Merlot should be planted in a fairly cool vineyard. This grape produces dark, cool, soft, spicy and fruity wines.