Cantina Mendrisio Gioia 2023, Switzerland
Here is a unique Merlot for #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Pale gold in color.
The nose reminds me of a Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Chardonnay.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with mild complexity.
Showing citrus, green apples, grapefruits, bitter herbs and spices.
Tangy finish with limes and light almonds.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. Nicely balanced and elegant.
A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Chardonnay. Aged in concrete vats on the lees for 6 months.
12.3% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$20. — 2 years ago
Very soft and smooth for a Cannonau. Black cherries, plums, earthy, slight tobacco. Very smooth, lingering finish. — 7 years ago

Easy to drink yet interestingly wardrobe. I would recommend eating this with a bowl of eggs please. — 8 years ago
Medium ruby in color; blackberries, strawberries, tabacco on the nose; medium plus acidity; medium plus tannins; tastes like blueberries, strawberry jam, white pepper, and crushed gravel with a long finish. — a year ago
Bonisimo! Blackberries, licorice, tobacco, and spice. Smoothest Cannonau we have ever had. — 4 years ago

Excellent Vermentino. Dry, crisp with subtle flower notes. Doesn't get any better than this for the price. — 6 years ago
Delicious, well balanced, Tuscan bland. Right amount of fruit, earthiness and funk. Really liked this wine! The restaurant, “Enoteca Sociale”. — 7 years ago
Frizzante fun! — 8 years ago
Barboncino. Very dry — 9 years ago
Superb wine drinking following making authentic pesto the old way. — 3 years ago
Falanghina is as flexible as it gets, pears, apricots, jasmine. Acidity to carry the bubbles. Light and structured. — 3 years ago
Preis: CHF 11.95 — 5 years ago
Really liked it. Bought take out from Sociale. — 6 years ago
Beautiful concentrated Amarone, raisins, figs and dates in on palate, long aftertaste. Delicious! — 7 years ago
Resistent cepage. Nose nice and balanced.
Mid palate a bit simple.
Lovely aftertaste — 8 years ago
Anthony Kluska
Classic aglianico — 8 months ago