Château l'Esparrou - Grande Réserve Merlot

Château l'Esparrou Grande Réserve Merlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grande Réserve Merlot of Château l'Esparrou is a red wine from the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the Grande Réserve Merlot from the Château l'Esparrou

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Grande Réserve Merlot of Château l'Esparrou in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

On the nose the Grande Réserve Merlot of Château l'Esparrou in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of spices.

Details and technical informations about Château l'Esparrou's Grande Réserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
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

Grande Réserve Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Grande Réserve Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Grande Réserve Merlot from Château l'Esparrou are 2017, 2013

Informations about the Château l'Esparrou

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Vignobles Bonfils.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pays d'Oc in the region of Vin de Pays

The Château l'Esparrou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 3500 of of Pays d'Oc wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pays d'Oc

Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.


The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".

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