Bodegas Castillo Viejo - CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

Bodegas Castillo ViejoCataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot

3.2
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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 provencal stew or casserons in the country style.

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

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

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
CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot - 0
In the top 50 of of San José wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of CataMayor Varietales Premium Merlot from Bodegas Castillo Viejo are 2016, 2014, 0, 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

Viticultural department of southern Uruguay facing the Rio de la Plata, temperate oceanic climate, clay-loam soils. Tannat red king (imported from SW France in 1870 by Basques): silkier and fruitier Uruguayan version than Madiran — blackberry, black cherry, plum, cocoa, herbs, smooth rounded tannins. Supple Merlot and firm Cabernet complementary. Taut saline Albariño and crisp Sauvignon Blanc in whites.

The word of the wine: Fees

This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.

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