Winery French ConnectionGrande Reserve Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Reserve Merlot of Winery French Connection in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of plum, cheese or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Reserve Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Reserve Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Reserve Merlot
The Grande Reserve Merlot of Winery French Connection matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce or rabbit provencale (mario style).
Details and technical informations about Winery French Connection's Grande Reserve 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Reserve Merlot from Winery French Connection are 2016, 2018, 2015, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery French Connection
The Winery French Connection is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rhône méridional
Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)
White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.
