Winery Don MelchorMerlot

Red wine of Puente Alto of Central Valley of Chile

4.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Merlot of Winery Don Melchor is a red wine from the region of Puente Alto of Central Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Merlot of the Winery Don Melchor is in the top 5 of wines of Puente Alto.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Don Melchor

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Don Melchor in the region of Central Valley is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

Food and wine pairings with Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot

The Merlot of Winery Don Melchor matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or blanquette of veal in pickle sauce.

Details and technical informations about Winery Don Melchor's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Don Melchor

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine 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

Merlot - 2015

In the top 5 of of Puente Alto wines

Average rating: 4.4

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Don Melchor are 2015

Informations about the Winery Don Melchor

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.

This winery is part of the Concha y Toro.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Puente Alto in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Don Melchor is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Puente Alto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 2000 of of Chile wines

In the top 5 of of Puente Alto wines

In the top 55000 of red wines

In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Puente Alto

The wine region of Puente Alto is located in the region of Maipo Valley of Central Valley of Chile. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Almaviva or the Domaine Don Melchor produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puente Alto are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puente Alto often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, baking spice or menthol and sometimes also flavors of bramble, sandalwood or tar.

The wine region of Central Valley

The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.

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