Winery Gilles LouvetÀ l'Horizon Merlot
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 À l'Horizon Merlot from the Winery Gilles Louvet
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the À l'Horizon Merlot of Winery Gilles Louvet in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with À l'Horizon Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with À l'Horizon Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with À l'Horizon Merlot
The À l'Horizon Merlot of Winery Gilles Louvet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef with cider, pasta romantica or osso bucco milanese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Louvet's À l'Horizon 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 Gilles Louvet
The Winery Gilles Louvet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 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: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
