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L'Apparita 2014

Castello di Ama, Tuscany, Italy

Castello di Ama
Tuscany Italy
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Pappardelle with wild hare, boar and roe deer meat ragùs

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L’Apparita was Tuscany’s first pure 100% Merlot wine made in Italy with its debut vintage of 1985.

Castello di Ama and L'Apparita made a breakthrough on 8 February when L’Apparita 1987 was awarded as the best Merlot wine in a blind tasting hosted by the Academie du Vin in Switzerland— with a jury led by no less than world-renowned wine consultant, Michel Rolland. It left behind 15 other Merlot wines including the legendary Pétrus and its 1...

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The 2014 L'Apparita is the latest edition of one of Italy's most iconic Merlots. Fruit was left to ripen on the vines longer in 2014 as the summer temperatures really only got hot towards the very end of the season. The wine shows a soft and luscious bouquet with thick layers of red cherry, cassis, blueberry, spice, soft tobacco and a touch of bitter chocolate. Yet, despite the aromatic generosity, this edition offers lighter and more delicate lines on the inside. The tannins are firm and steady, but the structure is mild. The mouthfeel shows medium heft backed by long persistence. Balsam herb and cola add to the soft intensity.

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Origin

Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany

Grapes

100% Merlot

Drinking temperature

17-18C
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