Chateau Valvis - Private Reserve Merlot

Chateau ValvisPrivate Reserve Merlot

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Private Reserve Merlot of Chateau Valvis is a red wine from the region of Samburesti.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Private Reserve Merlot of the Chateau Valvis is in the top 5 of wines of Samburesti.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon

On the nose the Private Reserve Merlot of Chateau Valvis in the region of Samburesti often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of leather, chocolate or cinnamon.

Food and wine pairings with Private Reserve Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Private Reserve Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Private Reserve Merlot

The Private Reserve Merlot of Chateau Valvis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton or stuffed duck or goose neck.

Details and technical informations about Chateau Valvis's Private Reserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Private Reserve Merlot - 2014
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Private Reserve Merlot - 2013
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Private Reserve Merlot - 2012
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
Average rating: 411110
Private Reserve Merlot - 2011
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Private Reserve Merlot - 2010
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Private Reserve Merlot from Chateau Valvis are 2011, 2012, 2014, 2013 and 2010.

Informations about the Chateau Valvis

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Samburesti

The Chateau Valvis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Samburesti to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Samburesti
In the top 250 of of Romania wines
In the top 5 of of Samburesti wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Samburesti

The wine region of Samburesti of Romania. Wineries and vineyards like the Chateau Valvis or the Domaine Castel Bolovanu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Samburesti are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Samburesti often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of cheese, blueberry or blackberry.

The word of the wine: Côte des Blancs

One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.

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