The Domaine Éric Merle of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Domaine Éric Merle
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 796 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Éric Merle is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Éric Merle wines

Looking for the best Domaine Éric Merle wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Éric Merle 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 Éric Merle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Éric Merle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Éric Merle

How Domaine Éric Merle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb tagine with figs or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Éric Merle

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Éric Merle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Éric Merle

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Éric Merle.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top white wines of Domaine Éric Merle

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Éric Merle

How Domaine Éric Merle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of country cabbage, salmon lasagna or cod and zucchini crumble.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Domaine Éric Merle

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Éric Merle

How Domaine Éric Merle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pan-fried carrots, tuna and mozzarella pie or chicken tagine with apricots and almonds.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Éric Merle.

  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Éric Merle

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Éric Merle.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine Éric Merle and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.