Domaine BoyarBarrel XR Aged Merlot

Red wine of Thracian Valley of Bulgaria

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Barrel XR Aged Merlot of Domaine Boyar is a red wine from the region of Thracian Valley.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Barrel XR Aged Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel XR Aged Merlot

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Barrel XR Aged Merlot

The Barrel XR Aged Merlot of Domaine Boyar matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce or potjevlesch (northern france).

Details and technical informations about Domaine Boyar's Barrel XR Aged Merlot.

Winery

Domaine Boyar

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Thracian Valley

Country

Bulgaria

Style of wine

Red

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

Barrel XR Aged Merlot - 2008

In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines

Average rating: 3.3

The best vintages of Barrel XR Aged Merlot from Domaine Boyar are 2008

Informations about the Domaine Boyar

The winery offers 156 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Thracian Valley

The Domaine Boyar is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 113 wines for sale in the of Thracian Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 1000 of of Bulgaria wines

In the top 650 of of Thracian Valley wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Thracian Valley

Thracian Lowlands is a wine region in the South of Bulgaria. It one of two PGI designations for Bulgarian wine recognized for export into the EU. The other is Danubian Plains. Both were introduced in 2007 as Part of Bulgaria's preparations for joining the EU.

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