Winery Bernard BégaudMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Bernard Bégaud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast or duck breast with orange sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bernard Bégaud's Merlot.
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.
Informations about the Winery Bernard Bégaud
The Winery Bernard Bégaud is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Charentais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Charentais
IGP of Charente and Charente-Maritime, historic terroir of Cognac: Ugni Blanc and Colombard as signature white kings — fresh and taut with lively notes of citrus, white flowers (linden, orange blossom), exotic fruits, peach and a boxwood touch, signature acidity and a moreish finish. Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin and Merlot Blanc as complements. Reds (Merlot, Cabernet, Gamay) and fruity rosés also produced. IGP, varied soils (limestone, clay, sand), temperate oceanic climate.
The wine region of Atlantique
Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional IGP covering the Bordeaux area outside AOC (Gironde, Charentes, Dordogne, northern Lot-et-Garonne). Vast palette for gourmet everyday wines. Supple fruity Merlot reds (plum, cherry, blackberry), firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), peppery Cabernet Franc, light Gamay. Lively Sauvignon whites (citrus, boxwood), round Chardonnay, tense Chenin, fresh Colombard.
The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
