Winery BoutariMerlot Boutari
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Merlot Boutari of the Winery Boutari is in the top 50 of wines of Imathia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot Boutari of Winery Boutari in the region of Macedonia 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 Merlot Boutari
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot Boutari
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot Boutari
The Merlot Boutari of Winery Boutari matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon or canned duck confit.
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 Merlot Boutari from Winery Boutari are 2014, 2011, 2012, 2008 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Boutari
The Winery Boutari is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Imathia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Imathia
PGI of Central Macedonia around Vergina, at the foot of Mount Vermio (80–350 m). Mediterranean climate with continental influences. Xinomavro, the noble red signature, delivers notes of sun-dried tomato, black olive, morello cherry, herbs and minerals, with firm tannins and superb ageing potential. Also produced as a crisp rosé.
The wine region of Macedonia
Large wine region of northern Greece, 1st by volume, altitude vineyards tempered by mountain massifs. Signature Xinomavro ("acid black") as king grape: structured, complex reds with signature notes of tart cherry, dried tomato, black olive, Mediterranean herbs, leather and a mineral touch, firm tannins and long ageing — compared to Nebbiolo. Stars in PDO Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Also lively, mineral Assyrtiko, aromatic Malagousia as whites.
The word of the wine: Green
Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.
