Winery BerticotHonoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot of the Winery Berticot is in the top 70 of wines of Côtes de Duras.
Food and wine pairings with Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot
The Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot of Winery Berticot matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal stew or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.
Details and technical informations about Winery Berticot's Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection 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 Honoré de Berticot Cuvée selection Merlot from Winery Berticot are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Berticot
The Winery Berticot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 122 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Duras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Duras
The wine region of Côtes de Duras is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan or the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Duras are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Duras often reveals types of flavors of minerality, tropical or grass and sometimes also flavors of leather, tobacco or chocolate.
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: Roast (taste of)
Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.
