Winery EquinoxMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Equinox in the region of Moldavie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Equinox matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef or duck parmentier.
Details and technical informations about Winery Equinox'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 Equinox are 2011, 2015, 2017, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Equinox
The Winery Equinox is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Moldavie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Moldavie
Ancestral vineyard with identity grapes. Fetească Neagră, great Moldovan red reference: deep with notes of ripe plum, black cherry, spice and tobacco, melted tannins. Lighter, more floral Rară Neagră (Băbească). Dense tinctorial Saperavi.
The word of the wine: Primeur
Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.
