Winery ContessaMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Contessa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.
Details and technical informations about Winery Contessa's 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.
Informations about the Winery Contessa
The Winery Contessa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Lake Michigan Shore to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lake Michigan Shore
Southwest Michigan AVA tempered by the lake (>90% of state vines), climate softened by lake effect. Riesling signature white: taut and aromatic with signature notes of white apple, peach, lemon, white flowers and mineral touch, lively long mouth — from dry to off-dry fragrant. Ample Chardonnay, fine silky Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. Also Chambourcin hybrid and native Concord.
The wine region of Michigan
Midwestern wine state on the 45th parallel (Burgundy, Piedmont), tempered by the Great Lakes (lake effect). Signature Riesling: precise, taut whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white peach, white flowers and saline minerality, crisp acidity - from dry to off-dry. Also ample Chardonnay, perfumed Pinot Gris, opulent Gewürztraminer (lychee, rose). Fresh, silky Pinot Noir in red.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
