Winery Roche Mazet - Cuvée Spéciale Merlot

Winery Roche MazetCuvée Spéciale Merlot

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The Cuvée Spéciale Merlot of Winery Roche Mazet is a red wine from the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays.
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

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Cuvée Spéciale Merlot of Winery Roche Mazet in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of cherry, caramel or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Merlot

The Cuvée Spéciale Merlot of Winery Roche Mazet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Details and technical informations about Winery Roche Mazet's Cuvée Spéciale Merlot.

Winemaker
Louis-Jean Sylvos
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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

Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Cuvée Spéciale Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Pays d'Oc wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Cuvée Spéciale Merlot from Winery Roche Mazet are 2019, 2008, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Roche Mazet

The winery offers 41 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This winery is part of the Castel Group.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pays d'Oc in the region of Vin de Pays
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The Winery Roche Mazet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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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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The word of the wine: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.

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