Winery Don PascualVarietal Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Varietal Merlot of the Winery Don Pascual is in the top 40 of wines of Juanico.
Food and wine pairings with Varietal Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Varietal Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Varietal Merlot
The Varietal Merlot of Winery Don Pascual matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo or duck aiguillettes with apples.
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 Varietal Merlot from Winery Don Pascual are 2012, 2018, 2019, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Don Pascual
The Winery Don Pascual is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Juanico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Juanico
Canelones department northeast of Montevideo (Uruguay), ~60% of national production, clay-limestone soils, temperate oceanic climate. Signature Tannat as red king (national variety, exceeds French output): deep and fleshy with black mulberry, candied cherry, plum, cocoa, leather, tobacco and spices, firm tannins and structured palate — South American version of Madiran. Firm Cabernet, supple Merlot. Fresh Chardonnay-Pinot sparkling wines.
The wine region of Canelones
Uruguay's main region north of Montevideo (~90% of national output). National star Tannat: powerful, structured reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, violet, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins and notable ageing potential — more Tannat planted here than in Madiran, its birthplace. Also round Merlot, peppery Cabernet Franc, spicy Syrah. Fresh saline Albarino whites.
The word of the wine: Chambered
Said of a wine served at a temperature around 18 °.
