Château Barbier-BellevueLe Merlot Bergerac
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Le Merlot Bergerac of the Château Barbier-Bellevue is in the top 50 of wines of Bergerac.
Food and wine pairings with Le Merlot Bergerac
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Merlot Bergerac
Original food and wine pairings with Le Merlot Bergerac
The Le Merlot Bergerac of Château Barbier-Bellevue matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini or duck with orange and honey.
Details and technical informations about Château Barbier-Bellevue's Le Merlot Bergerac.
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 Le Merlot Bergerac from Château Barbier-Bellevue are 2009
Informations about the Château Barbier-Bellevue
The Château Barbier-Bellevue is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bergerac
The wine region of Bergerac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Tour des Gendres or the Vignoble des Verdots produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of non oak, yeast or black currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, pineapple or cream.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Disorder
Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
