The 2007 Ros di Buri (Merlot) is a rich, generous wine loaded with ripe fruit, flowers, graphite and spices. Medium in body, this soft, accessible red offers outstanding balance and a silky, polished finish, where sweet scents of tobacco and herbs add further complexity. This is a high-class effort from Paolo Meroi. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2017. Meroi is one of Friuli’s hottest emerging wineries. Proprietor Paolo Meroi is ambitious and full of energy – plus it doesn’t hurt to have the counsel of close friend Enzo Pontoni of Miani in the vineyards and cellar. Importers: Small Vineyards, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 933-6767, Solair Selection, New York, NY; tel. (646) 244-4022