Winery Clovis PointVintner's Select Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vintner's Select Merlot of Winery Clovis Point in the region of New York often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vintner's Select Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Vintner's Select Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Vintner's Select Merlot
The Vintner's Select Merlot of Winery Clovis Point matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo or rabbit with beer and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Clovis Point's Vintner's Select Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Vintner's Select Merlot from Winery Clovis Point are 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Clovis Point
The Winery Clovis Point is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of North Fork of Long Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of North Fork of Long Island
Maritime New York AVA between Long Island Sound and the Atlantic: signature Merlot as king red - supple and fruity with notes of black cherry, plum, blackberry, leather and a fresh-herb touch, round tannins and an elegant finish (maritime Bordeaux climate). Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon in structuring support. Fresh Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc in whites (citrus, apple, flowers). AVA (1986), ~2,000 ac, sandy-gravel soils from glacial moraines, ocean breezes preserving acidity.
The wine region of New York
America's 3rd wine state by volume, striking diversity. Finger Lakes the signature: cool-climate Riesling, dry to off-dry, mineral and lively with notes of lime, apple, evolving petrol and white flowers — a US benchmark. Warmer Long Island for peppery Cabernet Franc and supple Merlot. Hudson Valley (Seyval, Vidal).
The word of the wine: Smell
A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.
