Winery AbacelaBarrel Select Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barrel Select Merlot of Winery Abacela in the region of Oregon often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barrel Select Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel Select Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Barrel Select Merlot
The Barrel Select Merlot of Winery Abacela matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise or duck legs with green olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Abacela's Barrel Select Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barrel Select Merlot from Winery Abacela are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Abacela
The Winery Abacela is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Umpqua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Umpqua Valley
The wine region of Umpqua Valley is located in the region of Southern Oregon of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Brandborg or the Domaine Abacela produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Umpqua Valley are Pinot noir, Tempranillo and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Umpqua Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, non oak or oak.
The wine region of Oregon
Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, is one of the youngest and most promising wine regions in the world. The state put itself on the international wine map in the late 1960s and has been building its position ever since. Production volumes have remained relatively quiet. The 2017 Oregon Vineyards and Wineries report recorded just under 34,000 acres (13,750 hectares) of planted vineyards.
The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)
A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.
