Bodegas Castillo Viejo - CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

Bodegas Castillo ViejoCataMayor Varietales Premium 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 Varietales Premium 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 Varietales Premium Merlot of the Bodegas Castillo Viejo is in the top 50 of wines of San José.

Food and wine pairings with CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

The CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot of Bodegas Castillo Viejo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
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 Varietales Premium Merlot - 2016
In the top 50 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot - 2014
In the top 50 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.411100
CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot - 2013
In the top 50 of of San José wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot from Bodegas Castillo Viejo are 2016, 2014, 2013

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 40 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 1500 of of Uruguay wines
In the top 50 of of San José wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 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: Balance

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