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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 18 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs18 yrs20 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: dried red cherry, leather, tobacco, dried herbs, iron
Palate: dark plum, blood orange, dusty tannin, saline finish
Indigenous-style Merlot from the Oslavia ponca slopes, vinified the Radikon way with no added yeast and three years in Slavonian botti. Dried red cherry and leather over a dusty, saline-edged finish.
What it pairs with
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Stinco di maiale
Slow-braised pork shank finds a peer in the wine's leather and tobacco depth; medium tannin handles the pork fat. -
Wild boar pappardelle
Gamey ragù meets the wine's dried-cherry depth; saline finish refreshes between bites. -
Aged Friulano cheese
The mountain cow's cheese mirrors the wine's iron mineral; medium tannin scrubs the cheese fat.
History
Radikon's Merlot, vinified in the same low-intervention style as the white extended-maceration line. First vintage 1995 alongside the extended-Ribolla launch.
- 1995: First low-intervention Merlot vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Radikon · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Merlot (100%)
- Classification
- Venezia Giulia IGT
- Oak
- Fermented on the skins for around one month in open Slavonian oak vats, then aged around three years in large Slavonian botti before bottling
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 80 at 500 ml retail
- Drinking window
- 3-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Radikon Merlot
What does Radikon Merlot taste like?
Dried red cherry, leather, tobacco, dried herbs and iron on the nose; dark plum, blood orange, dusty tannin and a saline finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with medium tannin and high acidity.
How does Radikon Merlot differ from a Bordeaux Merlot?
Radikon vinifies in the natural-wine idiom with no added yeasts, no fining and a low-sulphite finish, then ages three years in large Slavonian botti. The result emphasises dried fruit and iron mineral over the plush black plum of conventional Merlot.
When should I drink Radikon Merlot?
Drink between 3 and 18 years from vintage. The wine softens steadily; dried-cherry and leather peak around year 6 to 10.
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