GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Ermacora
Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Appellation: Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2020
Date of Tasting: January 2023
Type of viticulture: sustainable
Grapes used: 100% Pignolo (autochthonous grape variety)
Vintage Blend: 100% of grapes from 2020
Winemaking details: Malolactic Conversion, 100% of French oak barrels
Aging: 48 months under oak + 6 months in bottle
Sugar level: low (not communicated)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = black cherries, blackberries, black pepper, cloves, licorice, nutmeg and burnt wood
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (ripe)
- Alcohol = High (15%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = black cherries, blackberries, black pepper, cloves, licorice, nutmeg and burnt wood
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10-12°C for up to 10-12 years
- Can gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 25 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (level of residual sugar not communicated
- Service Temperature = around 14°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Pork, red meat, grilled meats, ribs, aged cheeses
- Comments = A surprisingly powerful red wine that offers a good balance tannins-aromas with a long complex finish with spicy notes. This wine is really a great occasion to discover a well-made Pignolo wine coming from its region of origin (at a reasonable price given the quality offered.
- Final Grade = B+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
