Availability
Nose
Ripe and cooked fruit, with Madeira-like notes and spicy hints of vanilla and coffee.
- Grape
- Merlot
- Region
- Emilia Romagna
- ABV
- 14%
Black to Black is Villa Oppi's sweet passito from Merlot grown in the Val d'Arda. The bunches dry a week in the sun, then about four months in the shade. The wine spends about four years in small oak barrels.
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes published by the producer, included verbatim with attribution.
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- Source
- Producer notes · confidence High
Palate
Dense and rich, with excellent acidity.
Finish
Long.
Overall
Opaque black with red tints. A Merlot passito of 14% alcohol, aged about four years in small oak barrels and about a year in bottle.
Vintages
Not stated
Not stated
- Best price
- not listed
- Retailers
- 0 in stock
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Best price
- not listed
- Retailers
- 0 in stock
- ABV
- 14.0%
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Food Pairing
Aromatic bridge
Strong match
Dark chocolate
Its coffee and cooked-fruit notes stand up to very dark, bitter chocolate.
Try with: Dark chocolate, even up to 99% cocoa
Salt balance
Good match
Matured cheese
Salty, mature cheese and a sweet wine balance each other.
Try with: Aged Parmigiano Reggiano, aged pecorino
Drinking + cellar
Decanting
30 minutes
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Sources & trust
Tasting notes
Notes published by the producer, quoted with attribution.
Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs
Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential
Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · Medium
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Common Questions
Ripe and cooked fruit, with Madeira-like notes and spicy hints of vanilla and coffee. Dense and rich, with excellent acidity.
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