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Tenuta Grillo
Tornasole
2005
4.0
1766 UAHQPR 0.78Region
Italy › Vino
Type
red · still
Grapes
Merlot
Alcohol
14.5%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes
4.0
Notes of aged bai mudan cake, forest floor, brine, BBQ or Worcestershire sauce, and ashtray. A bit warm and sweet on the nose. Syrupy on the palate, delicate and mature, but without much potential left. Long aftertaste---not simple, but not fascinating either. Just an interesting matured wine.
About
Tornasole is named after the litmus paper used to measure acidity. The wine was born from the idea of using a great international grape variety to showcase the strong Piedmont territorial imprint. It's 100% Merlot from 25-year-old vines. It undergoes 40-60 days of skin contact with native yeasts, spontaneous fermentation, 12 months of ageing in steel tanks and oak barrels, and 8 years in bottles. Around 6000 bottles are produced annually.
