Winery Belle MeadeFounder's Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Founder's Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Founder's Red
Original food and wine pairings with Founder's Red
The Founder's Red of Winery Belle Meade matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables or quick duck breast with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Belle Meade's Founder's Red.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Founder's Red from Winery Belle Meade are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Belle Meade
The Winery Belle Meade is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Tennessee to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tennessee
Wine state of the American Southeast, humid subtropical climate forcing native resistant grapes. Muscadine signature king grape: fruity accessible wines with signature notes of fresh grape, tropical fruits, white flowers and musky touch — often sweet or off-dry in typical Southern style. Vidal Blanc fresh hybrid (pear, citrus), Chambourcin supple red (cherry, spices), more structured Norton (blackberry, earth). 2 AVAs including Nine Lakes (2026).
The word of the wine: Maturation
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
