Winery Groupe UccoarRéserve Spéciale Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Réserve Spéciale Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Réserve Spéciale Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Réserve Spéciale Merlot
The Réserve Spéciale Merlot of Winery Groupe Uccoar matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of autumn leaves, express beef cannelloni or calf's head with sauce ravigote.
Details and technical informations about Winery Groupe Uccoar's Réserve Spéciale Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Informations about the Winery Groupe Uccoar
The Winery Groupe Uccoar is one of wineries to follow in Le Pays Cathare.. It offers 173 wines for sale in the of Le Pays Cathare to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Le Pays Cathare
The wine region of Le Pays Cathare is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pierre Fil or the Château Guilhem produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Le Pays Cathare are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Le Pays Cathare often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
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: Evolved
Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.
