Winery Duck Walk VineyardsMerlot
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Duck Walk Vineyards in the region of New York often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Duck Walk Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce or roast venison with green pepper sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duck Walk Vineyards'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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Duck Walk Vineyards are 2010, 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Duck Walk Vineyards
The Winery Duck Walk Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Long Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Long Island
New York AVA on Long Island, maritime climate moderated by the Atlantic, well-drained sandy soils and moraines. Only New York region focused on vinifera (warm enough for Bordeaux varieties). Merlot signature red king (~30%): supple and elegant with plum, red cherry, blackberry, herbs and iodine touch, fine tannins and fresh palate — cool-climate finesse. Peppery Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry), firm Cabernet Sauvignon.
The wine region of New York
America's 3rd wine state by volume, striking diversity. Finger Lakes the signature: cool-climate Riesling, dry to off-dry, mineral and lively with notes of lime, apple, evolving petrol and white flowers — a US benchmark. Warmer Long Island for peppery Cabernet Franc and supple Merlot. Hudson Valley (Seyval, Vidal).
The word of the wine: Polyphenols
Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.
