Winery BiltmoreAmerican Merlot
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The American Merlot of the Winery Biltmore is in the top 40 of wines of North Carolina.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the American Merlot of Winery Biltmore in the region of North Carolina often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with American Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with American Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with American Merlot
The American Merlot of Winery Biltmore matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey or canned duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Biltmore's American 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 American Merlot from Winery Biltmore are 2014, 2004, 2015, 2008 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Biltmore
The Winery Biltmore is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 96 wines for sale in the of North Carolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located on the east coast of the United States, between the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The state's transitional Climate is well suited to growing grapes for wine production, and the state has a Long and illustrious wine-making history. North Carolina's finest wines are made from Vitis vinifera grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling. However, muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to the region.
The word of the wine: Primeur
Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.
