Winery Patriarche Père & FilsMerlot
Red wine
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 Merlot from the Winery Patriarche Père & Fils
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Patriarche Père & Fils in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Patriarche Père & Fils in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of 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 Patriarche Père & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, chicken wok with chinese noodles or stuffed quails.
Details and technical informations about Winery Patriarche Père & Fils'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 Patriarche Père & Fils are 2009, 2015, 2013, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Patriarche Père & Fils
The Winery Patriarche Père & Fils is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 331 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
