Château Barbier-Bellevue - Le Merlot Bergerac

Château Barbier-BellevueLe Merlot Bergerac

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Le Merlot Bergerac of Château Barbier-Bellevue is a red wine from the region of Bergerac of South West.
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 pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles or duck and peach brochettes.

Details and technical informations about Château Barbier-Bellevue's Le Merlot Bergerac.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Le Merlot Bergerac - 2009
In the top 50 of of Bergerac wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Le Merlot Bergerac from Château Barbier-Bellevue are 2009

Informations about the Château Barbier-Bellevue

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bergerac in the region of South West

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.

Top wine South West
In the top 250000 of of France wines
In the top 60 of of Bergerac wines
In the top 550000 of red wines
In the top 1000000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Paille (wine of)

A sweet wine obtained by passerillage after harvesting bunches of grapes placed on racks or hung in well-ventilated premises.

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