Winery FoncalieuTour Caret Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Tour Caret Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Tour Caret Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Tour Caret Merlot
The Tour Caret Merlot of Winery Foncalieu matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese or beef mironton.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foncalieu's Tour Caret Merlot.
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.
Informations about the Winery Foncalieu
The Winery Foncalieu is one of wineries to follow in Pays d'Oc.. It offers 367 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 word of the wine: Aging
Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.
