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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs15 yrs17 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: black plum, blackberry, tobacco, leather, graphite
Palate: dark cherry, iron mineral, fine grainy tannin, long finish
Franco Toros's serious Collio Merlot with 18-24 months in barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin and iron mineral finish.
What it pairs with
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Brasato di manzo
Beef braised in red wine finds its match in the wine's firm tannin and graphite depth; classic Friulian winter pairing. -
Wild boar pappardelle
Gamey ragù meets the wine's tobacco and leather depth; fine grainy tannin handles the boar fat. -
Aged Montasio stravecchio
The Friulian cow cheese echoes the wine's iron mineral; firm tannin scrubs the cheese fat.
History
Toros's barrique Merlot from the small Novali holdings, in the serious Collio Merlot reference category.
- 1995: First Toros barrique Merlot vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Franco Toros · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Merlot (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Collio
- Oak
- Aged around 18 to 24 months in French oak barriques (around 30 percent new); 6 months in bottle before release
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 32 to 48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Franco Toros Merlot
What does Toros Merlot taste like?
Black plum, blackberry, tobacco, leather and graphite on the nose; dark cherry, iron mineral, fine grainy tannin and a long finish on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannin and high acidity.
When should I drink Toros Merlot?
Drink between 3 and 15 years from vintage. The wine cellars well; tobacco and leather aromatics deepen from year 7 onwards.
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