Winery Aykut ÖzkanColossae Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Colossae Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Colossae Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Colossae Merlot
The Colossae Merlot of Winery Aykut Özkan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness or deer stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aykut Özkan's Colossae 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 Colossae Merlot from Winery Aykut Özkan are 2013
Informations about the Winery Aykut Özkan
The Winery Aykut Özkan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Denizli to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Denizli
The wine region of Denizli is located in the region of Ege Bolgesi of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sevilen or the Domaine Nodus produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Denizli are Kalecik karasi, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Denizli often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Ege Bolgesi
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
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The word of the wine: Leaflet
Small barrel with a capacity of 112 to 136 litres depending on the region.
