Meroi Davino

Nestri Bianco is a single varietal Chardonnay that showcases its varietal aromatics with great elegance. Ripe and nuanced bouquet of yellow fruits and fresh yeast pastry. On the palate, Nestri reveals energy and concentration in a style that is deeply aromatic while avoiding any sense of heaviness. An all-round harmonious white from the small family-run winery with cult status. SUPERIORE.DE

Nestri is a beautiful Merlot-Cabernet blend with fresh floral aromas, notes of minerals and sweet spices. On the palate, lots of depth, dark fruit, excellent harmony and richness. A highly attractive wine with great value. SUPERIORE.DE

Fine gooseberry fruit, ethereal and smoky nuances, lemon and mint on the nose. Juicy and complex on the palate, at the same time firm and mineral with a discreet touch of wood. A complex and long lasting white, well balanced. SUPERIORE.DE

"Intense, bright light gold. In the nose of ripe pineapple, ripe lemon, noble use of wood, also of blood orange and cream, multilayered. Balanced and supple on the palate, shows great course with beautiful creaminess, opulent style that nevertheless retains its freshness, will be able to age for a long time, but is already very drinkable now." Falstaff

"Candied aromas of caramel, honeysuckle, red apple and pear lead to a palate of aromatic herb, white peach and nectarine." Decanter

Bright yellow-green, nutty pear fruit on the nose, some herbs, orange zest and a pleasantly light wood spice. Lots of substance on the palate and complex on the palate. A balanced and sophisticated food companion. SUPERIORE.DE

Enchanting Friulano with beautiful roasted aromas and a pleasant scent of biscuit, orange and honey. On the palate powerful, opulent, with ripe tropical fruit and very good acidity structure, which gives the wine a vibrant finesse despite all its complexity. SUPERIORE.DE

Attractive Ribolla Gialla in light golden yellow and with a charming scent of ripe fruit. On the palate it shows personality and character, complex, multi-layered, very fruity and long. SUPERIORE.DE

Attractive Ribolla Gialla in light golden yellow and with a charming scent of ripe fruit. The palate shows personality and character, complex, multi-layered, very fruity and long. SUPERIORE.DE

Finely nuanced Chardonnay from the barrique, very attractive bouquet with notes of caramel and fresh yellow apple. Complex and very powerful on the palate, lingers for minutes. With a fine herbal spiciness and a subtle nutty underlay on the finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"Shiny yellow-green. Opens on the nose with appealing floral notes of chamomile, plus pineapple and yellow apple. Good fullness on the palate, creamy and well woven, spreads powerfully, discreet caramel tone on the final." Falstaff

Beautiful Verduzzo Friulano wrapped in shiny old gold and with an attractive scent from brittle to almonds, from apricot jam to caramel. The palate is also spoiled by fine sweet aromas and a taste that is balanced by a fresh acidity, integre and persistent. SUPERIORE.DE

An emotional Merlot; its bouquet is reminiscent of black fruits, liquorice, coffee and dark chocolate; tasty and determined on the palate, full of exuberance and great length. SUPERIORE.DE

"Rich, deep dark ruby with violet glints. Opens on the nose with notes of blackberries and plums, followed by tobacco and cloves. Substantial in attack and course, shows beautiful ripe berry fruit, hearty, grippy tannin, builds well, dark chocolate on the final." Falstaff

Shiny old gold, smells incredibly varied of apricots and caramel, brittle, honey and almonds. Fine sweet and sweet also the balanced by a fresh acidity, integre and persistent taste. SUPERIORE.DE

As always, Paolo Meroi has vinified a great Friulano with classic proportions, of which one can only get hold of a bottle with difficulty due to a total production of just 1,000 bottles. As always from a microsite, this white convinces with its perfectly knit balance of fine peach notes, pear, green melon and a little honey, its vibrant acid wire and a remarkable freshness and length. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright, light straw yellow. Opens with fine wood notes, some light caramel, then of fresh yellow apple, rich herbal spice in the background. Lush and rich on the palate, very good concentration, fine ripe fruit, but still noticeable wood overhang on the back end, needs further ripening." Falstaff

Attractive Chardonnay wrapped in golden yellow, entices with fine apricot scent and memories of brittle and almonds. On the palate, a rich fruit and flavours of caramel, well cushioned by the fresh acidity. An excellent, integral and persistent classic with cult status. SUPERIORE.DE

Dark ruby garnet, spicy blackberry bouquet with herbal and delicate roasted aromas, underlaid with a fine noble wood note. On the palate it is broad, deep and complex in texture, with present, well integrated tannins, well balanced and of excellent length. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2013 Friuli Colli Orientali Merlot Vigna Dominin presents a slightly shy and closed expression of this popular French grape. The cool climate of northeast Italy helps to develop color saturation and sharpness. Instead of generous cherry and opulent fruit, this wine veers toward plummy notes with black spice, tar and tobacco instead. One minor hesitation regards the alcohol: it is recorded at 15%, and you do feel it. This wine is fermented in conical oak tanks and sees four weeks of skin maceration. It is aged in barrique for two years before going into bottle for another ten months. Those long maceration times explain the slow-moving inner power you get here." Robert Parker

"Like the Refosco, the 2013 Merlot Vigna Dominin shows what appears to be a desire to maintain more freshness in the wines. Vibrant and medium in body, the 2013 is a model of understated finesse. Even so, there is no shortage of intensity, its just that the wine is better balanced than in the past, with more freshness and redder tonalities to the fruit, and less oak influence. I would wait to drink the 2013 for at least a few years in order to allow the wine to develop more aromatic complexity. This is a lovely showing." VINOUS

Great wine that can boast enormous depth and intensity. Velvety and rich, the aromas recall dried berries, roasted oak and fine chocolate, on the palate of breathtaking power and fullness, the pure tension and beauty of Refosco. SUPERIORE.DE

"As well as the forest-berry aromas, there’s a hint of herb liqueur on the nose. The depth is certainly impressive and the acidity of this grape seems nicely balanced by some gentle tannins that time has polished. Good length." James Suckling

"The 2013 Refosco Vigna Dominin is a beautiful wine. Meroi has succeeded in taming most of the rusticity out of this notoriously rustic Friulian grape. In exchange, though, the wine is a bit less varietally expressive than it has been in the past. Still, taken on its own terms, the 2013 is a gorgeous Friulian red to drink over the next decade, give or take. Stylistically, the 2013 is a bit less pushed and concentrated than other recent editions. Sweet red cherry, French oak, spice and wild flowers are nicely pushed forward in this succulent, expressive red from Friuli's Colli Oriental district." Antonio Galloni

Dark ruby, spicy blackberry bouquet with herbal and delicate toasted aromas, underpinned with a fine note of noble wood. On the palate, expansive, deep and of complex texture, present, well-integrated tannins, well-balanced and of excellent length. SUPERIORE.DE

Great wine that boasts enormous depth and intensity. Velvety and rich, the aromas are reminiscent of dried berries, toasted oak and fine chocolate, with breathtaking power and fullness on the palate, the pure tension and beauty of Refosco. SUPERIORE.DE

"Deep dark opaque garnet purple. Shows rich and precise notes of wild berries, blackberries, elderberries, light mint and precious wood on the nose, complex. Polished and tightly meshed on the palate, spreads out in a lush and decisive way, cool fruit with precise progression, supported by excellent use of wood, lingers long." Falstaff

"This is really nicely done, showing black fruit, such as blackberry, as well as dark chocolate and spice. It's medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins and a flavorful finish. Some smoky oak at the end." James Suckling

Dark ruby garnet, spicy blackberry bouquet with herbal and delicate roasted aromas, underlaid with a fine noble wood note. On the palate it is broad, deep and complex in texture, with present, well integrated tannins, well balanced and of excellent length. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2013 Friuli Colli Orientali Merlot Vigna Dominin presents a slightly shy and closed expression of this popular French grape. The cool climate of northeast Italy helps to develop color saturation and sharpness. Instead of generous cherry and opulent fruit, this wine veers toward plummy notes with black spice, tar and tobacco instead. One minor hesitation regards the alcohol: it is recorded at 15%, and you do feel it. This wine is fermented in conical oak tanks and sees four weeks of skin maceration. It is aged in barrique for two years before going into bottle for another ten months. Those long maceration times explain the slow-moving inner power you get here." Robert Parker

"Like the Refosco, the 2013 Merlot Vigna Dominin shows what appears to be a desire to maintain more freshness in the wines. Vibrant and medium in body, the 2013 is a model of understated finesse. Even so, there is no shortage of intensity, its just that the wine is better balanced than in the past, with more freshness and redder tonalities to the fruit, and less oak influence. I would wait to drink the 2013 for at least a few years in order to allow the wine to develop more aromatic complexity. This is a lovely showing." VINOUS

Great wine that can boast enormous depth and intensity. Velvety and rich, the aromas recall dried berries, roasted oak and fine chocolate, on the palate of breathtaking power and fullness, the pure tension and beauty of Refosco. SUPERIORE.DE

"As well as the forest-berry aromas, there’s a hint of herb liqueur on the nose. The depth is certainly impressive and the acidity of this grape seems nicely balanced by some gentle tannins that time has polished. Good length." James Suckling

"The 2013 Refosco Vigna Dominin is a beautiful wine. Meroi has succeeded in taming most of the rusticity out of this notoriously rustic Friulian grape. In exchange, though, the wine is a bit less varietally expressive than it has been in the past. Still, taken on its own terms, the 2013 is a gorgeous Friulian red to drink over the next decade, give or take. Stylistically, the 2013 is a bit less pushed and concentrated than other recent editions. Sweet red cherry, French oak, spice and wild flowers are nicely pushed forward in this succulent, expressive red from Friuli's Colli Oriental district." Antonio Galloni

Great wine that can boast enormous depth and intensity. Velvety and rich, the aromas recall dried berries, roasted oak and fine chocolate, on the palate of breathtaking power and fullness, the pure tension and beauty of Refosco. SUPERIORE.DE

"As well as the forest-berry aromas, there’s a hint of herb liqueur on the nose. The depth is certainly impressive and the acidity of this grape seems nicely balanced by some gentle tannins that time has polished. Good length." James Suckling

"The 2013 Refosco Vigna Dominin is a beautiful wine. Meroi has succeeded in taming most of the rusticity out of this notoriously rustic Friulian grape. In exchange, though, the wine is a bit less varietally expressive than it has been in the past. Still, taken on its own terms, the 2013 is a gorgeous Friulian red to drink over the next decade, give or take. Stylistically, the 2013 is a bit less pushed and concentrated than other recent editions. Sweet red cherry, French oak, spice and wild flowers are nicely pushed forward in this succulent, expressive red from Friuli's Colli Oriental district." Antonio Galloni