The Winery François Mercier of Fleurie of Beaujolais

Winery François Mercier
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Fleurie in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery François Mercier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Fleurie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery François Mercier wines

Looking for the best Winery François Mercier wines in Fleurie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery François Mercier wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery François Mercier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery François Mercier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery François Mercier

How Winery François Mercier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of baked lasagna, sauté of veal with corsican style or baeckeoffe.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery François Mercier

On the nose the red wine of Winery François Mercier. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery François Mercier

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery François Mercier.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Fleurie

Beaujolais cru nicknamed the Queen, on the single commune of Fleurie. Signature Gamay noir: floral, perfumed reds with signature notes of violet, iris, strawberry, raspberry, peony and a peppery touch, silky tannins and an airy palate - the most delicate elegance of the crus. 13 recognised climats including Poncié, La Roilette, La Chapelle des Bois. Granitic soils with sandy gruss and manganese signing the finesse.

~799 ha. Drink young or age 5-10 years.

The top white wines of Winery François Mercier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery François Mercier

How Winery François Mercier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta gratin, zucchini quiche or grandma's chicken casserole.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery François Mercier.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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Planning a wine route in the of Fleurie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery François Mercier.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.