Bodegas Castillo Viejo - CataMayor Reserva Merlot

Bodegas Castillo ViejoCataMayor Reserva Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The CataMayor Reserva Merlot of Bodegas Castillo Viejo is a red wine from the region of San José.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The CataMayor Reserva Merlot of the Bodegas Castillo Viejo is in the top 30 of wines of San José.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Castillo Viejo's CataMayor Reserva Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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

CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2017
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2016
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2015
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.311100
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2014
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.211100
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2013
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.211100
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2011
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.111100
CataMayor Reserva Merlot - 2009
In the top 30 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of CataMayor Reserva Merlot from Bodegas Castillo Viejo are 2017, 2016, 2008, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Bodegas Castillo Viejo

The winery offers 81 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in San José

The Bodegas Castillo Viejo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in the of San José to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine San José
In the top 950 of of Uruguay wines
In the top 40 of of San José wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of San José

San Jose, in South-western Uruguay, is one of the country's 19 administrative departments. Located immediately west of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, it enjoys the climatic benefits of its position on the northern banks of the Rio de la Plata estuary. Seventy miles (113km) to the west, at the apex of the vast estuary, is the confluence of the Parana and Uruguay rivers, and just south of that is Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. San Jose vineyards produce white wines from a number of international wine Grape varieties including Pinot Blanc (although some authorities have suggested that these vines might in fact be Chenin Blanc), Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

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The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.

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