Merlot trocken - Bretz

Merlot trocken - BretzIn the glass, the Merlot from Bretz offers a bright purple color. The bouquet of this red wine from Rheinhessen delights with aromas of black cherry, plum, morello cherry and plum. If we trace the aromatics further, oak, cigar box and toasted barrique come through, encouraged by the oak influence. The Bretz Merlot delights with its elegantly dry flavor. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. This is a true quality wine that clearly stands out from simpler qualities, and so this German wine naturally enraptures with the finest balance despite all its dryness. Taste does not necessarily need a lot of sugar. On the tongue, this balanced red wine is characterized by an incredibly velvety texture. In the finish, this youthful from the wine-growing region of Rheinhessen finally inspires with beautiful length. There are again hints of morello cherry and black cherry. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by marl and sand join in. Vinification of the Bretz Merlot This balanced red wine from Germany is made from the Merlot grape variety. In Rheinhessen, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of sand and marl. After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation follows in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the Merlot is allowed to further harmonize on the fine lees for a few months. After the wine is finished, the Merlot is carefully harmonized. Food recommendation for the Bretz Merlot Drink this red wine from Germany ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to braised chicken in red wine, ossobuco or spaghetti with caper-tomato sauce.