Sileni 'The Triangle' Merlot Size:75cl

Sileni 'The Triangle' Merlot Size:75clThe Triangle Merlot has ripe and concentrated plum, dark berry and liquorice flavours, with hints of dark chocolate on the finish. Soft and velvety tannins provide the backbone for a rich wine that will cellar comfortably for a decade. Sileni Estates was born from a long standing interest in wine by Graeme Avery. In late 1997, along with financial director Chris Cowper and winemaker Grant Edmonds, he established Sileni as an export oriented producer,

and perfect food pairings

Moscatel casks from Spain offer sweet

where the oldest

extended texture overlaying soft plum which deceptively disguise the rich powerful cassis and blackcurrant flavours

On the rocks

The wine ages for 20 months in 225 L new French oak barrels and then 12 months in the bottle before release

while Madison's Irina Atanasova was uncovering the caramel and dried fruits

wild strawberries

giving the wine a very chiselled character sculpted by the Chardonnay

Located just to the south-west of Lalande-de-Pomerol and Lussac Saint-Emilion

which combines the pure tangy nuttiness of Amontillado with the smooth smoky richness of Oloroso in an elegant complex style

The new wine then remained on its skins for a 5-day post-fermentation maceration at 22º–24ºC