The Domaine de la Merlette Marie of Beaujolais-Villages of Beaujolais

Domaine de la Merlette Marie - Cote De Brouilly Tradition
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 140 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais-Villages in the region of Beaujolais

The Domaine de la Merlette Marie is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais-Villages.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Beaujolais-Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Merlette Marie wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Merlette Marie wines in Beaujolais-Villages among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Merlette Marie 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 Domaine de la Merlette Marie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Merlette Marie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Merlette Marie

How Domaine de la Merlette Marie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of macaroni and cheese gratin, veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron or beef bourguignon with cookéo.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Merlette Marie.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais-Villages

Beaujolais Villages is the appellation for red, white and rosé wines from an area of 38 villages in the northern Beaujolais. The hilly terrain and granitic soil are considered superior to the flatter land of southern Beaujolais. As a result, Beaujolais Villages wines are considered to be of higher quality than those of the simple Beaujolais appellation. These juicy, light wines are based largely on the Gamay Grape.

They have a variety of red fruit and spice characters. Most of the wines at this level are made by semi-carbonic Maceration, called traditional maceration here. A small proportion of Chardonnay, Aligoté, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir is allowed in the blend. These grape varieties must not represent more than 15% of the total Vineyard area.

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Discover the grape variety: Raffiat de Moncade

Raffiat de Moncade is a white Pyrenean grape variety. A descendant of the white gouais, it should not be confused with the arruffiac. This grape variety has truncated cone-shaped bunches of grapes, which are stalked and winged. The raffiat de Moncade was used by the ampelographer Marcel Durquety to obtain new varieties such as perdea, arroba and arriloba. Still called rousselet, the raffiat de Moncade is associated with an early budding in the year and a late maturity of the second period. It has a semi-spreading habit. This variety is quite productive and resists grey rot and powdery mildew quite well. Raffiat de Moncade is used in the vinification of certain wines from Tursan and Béarn. It is used to produce a neutral, fine, high alcohol and warm wine. It is often combined with petit manseng and gros manseng, which give the wines a high acidity.

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The word of the wine: Smooth

Said of a wine that has a mouthfeel reminiscent of the creamy texture of fats.