The Château Mercier is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Mercier wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Mercier wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Mercier wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Mercier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, piccata with cheese or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.
On the nose the red wine of Château Mercier. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Mercier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.
In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
How Château Mercier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, shish kebab or homemade burger.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Château Mercier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of vegetable planter, goat cheese and bacon quiche or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
On the nose the white wine of Château Mercier. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.
Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mercier.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
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Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.
