Maculan Brentino

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are present in almost equal measures (55% and 45%), in the making of Maculan Brentino, a Bordeaux-style wine produced by the Maculan winery and very highly-regarded worldwide. The grapes come from the best Breganze vineyards, where they grow on the volcanic limestone hills. Harvested by hand, after fermentation in stainless steel tanks, a certain amount of the wine continues to age in the same tanks while the rest does so in French oak barrels. This results in a balanced wine and a most pleasant drink, a red in which the fruit maintains its crunchiness, garnished with a refined spicy note due to the time spent in oak.

Brentino is a great introductory wine which effectively demonstrates the winery's expertise. Juicy and ready for tasting, on the nose it presents a bouquet of well-defined aromas highlighting its notes of black fruits, sweet spices, tobacco and delicate herbaceous touches. On the palate it appears coherent, balanced and with a freshness that makes it extremely moreish.

The sort of wine you always need to have on the rack, ready to uncork at any opportune moment, very versatile too as regards food pairings, instantaneous, satisfying and well-worked.