Winery AvantisRed Horse Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Red Horse Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Red Horse Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Red Horse Merlot
The Red Horse Merlot of Winery Avantis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe or duck legs with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Avantis's Red Horse 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 Red Horse Merlot from Winery Avantis are 2015, 0, 2016, 2014
Informations about the Winery Avantis
The Winery Avantis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Evia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Evia
The wine region of Evia is located in the region of Continental Greece of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Avantis or the Domaine Avantis produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Evia are Merlot, Assyrtiko and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Evia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or spices and sometimes also flavors of black olive, red fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Continental Greece
CentralGreece is a large geographical region in the heart of mainland Greece. Home to around 4. 5 million Greeks and the capital city, Athens, the region is also the birthplace of one of the country's most famous wines, Retsina. ALong with this idiosyncratic wine (which is mostly made from the local Savatiano grape), many Dry red and white wines are produced in Central Greece, from varieties as far-ranging as Assyrtico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Athiri.
The word of the wine: Botrytis
Fungus that causes grape rot.
