Château d’AussièresAussières Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Aussières Merlot of the Château d’Aussières is in the top 60 of wines of Vin de Pays.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Aussières Merlot of Château d’Aussières in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Aussières Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Aussières Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Aussières Merlot
The Aussières Merlot of Château d’Aussières matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple or autumn duck aiguillette.
Details and technical informations about Château d’Aussières's Aussières 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 Aussières Merlot from Château d’Aussières are 2014, 2012, 2013, 2010 and 2017.
Informations about the Château d’Aussières
The Château d’Aussières is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
