ARCOLE MERLOT
This is a wine of particular finesse and elegance. Its colour is a more or less
intense ruby red, with purplish reflections when young. Its nose is concentrated
and vinous, with a particularly attractive and distinct scent of raspberries and
sometimes a light herbaceous hint as well. Its favour is dry, but with nicely rounded
fruit and gentle, soft tannins. Because of its finesse and appealing style, the
Merlot from the Arcole DOC is suitable for serving throughout a meal. It goes well
with both white and lighter red meats, but also with full-flavoured pasta or rice
dishes, or even fatty fish recipes.
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ARCOLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
This is a wine that is quite suitable for ageing. It has an intense ruby red colour,
with a purplish hue when young. As it matures, it takes on an attractive garnet
shade. Its bouquet is intense, with a marked cacao note as well as nuances of violets
and raspberries, and sometimes a faint herbal tone. It is robust, rounded and well-balanced
on the palate; when young, its tannins are a little aggressive, but as it ages its
complexity increases, as does the sensation of sweetness on the finish. It is undoubtedly
a big, meaty wine, ideal for matching with roasts and game (hare and venison), pork,
cotechino, sausages and hard cheeses.
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ARCOLE NERO
It is made from dried Merlot and Cabernet sauvignon grapes, by using the thousand-year-old
technique of appassimento: after being harvested, the grapes are left to dry for
two months.Then wines have to undergo an obligatory ageing period of at least two
years and must spend at least three months in wood, starting on 1st. November of
the year of the vintage. Compared to the characteristics of the wines outlined above,
their colours are no longer ruby red with purplish reflections but tend more towards
garnet, particularly when very mature. They display complex bouquets which, along
with their varietal characteristics, offer pleasant notes of vanilla, oak and sometimes
smoky hints. They offer rich fruit on the palate, with soft tannins and a more delicate,
finer bouquet than those wines that do not spend any time in wood. Their average
alcohol level is around 14% vol.. These are excellent wines for matching with red
meats, roasts, game and mature cheeses (particularly local ones).
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ARCOLE NOVELLO
Carbonic maceration gives Arcole Novello a bright ruby red colour. It has a typical
vinous and fruity nose, with hints of cherries, strawberries and cinnamon. Its flavour
is soft and appealing, and sweetish sensations linger on the finish. This is a red
wine that may be drunk as an aperitif, but which also goes well with all typical
Italian antipasti, clear soups, pasta dishes or white meats.
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