Red

Girolamo Merlot

Castello di Bossi

Toscana · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Merlot
Country
Italy
Region
Toscana
Appellation
Toscana IGT
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

grilled red meat · roast lamb · aged cheeses · roast beef

Rated vintages

  • 201288 pts

    Made entirely with Merlot, this opens with subtle aromas of black-skinned fruit and cocoa. The straightforward palate delivers ripe plum, vanilla and clove alongside close-grained tannins that clench the finish.

  • 201088 pts

    This Tuscan Merlot has a fragrance of ripe plum, berry and cocoa. The palate delivers black currant layered with chocolate and finishes on a drying note of wood. It doesn't have much complexity but it has very attractive fruit.

  • 200393 pts

    Girolamo is a Merlot from the southern part of Chianti Classico that does a remarkable job of being modern and delicate at the same time. On the one hand, you get rich notes of chocolate, cherry and coffee, but on the other, you get ethereal nuances of blueberry, spice and cola.…