Winery Sauska - Konkoly Merlot

Winery SauskaKonkoly Merlot

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Konkoly Merlot of Winery Sauska is a red wine from the region of Villány of Dél-Pannónia.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Konkoly Merlot of the Winery Sauska is in the top 50 of wines of Villány.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Konkoly Merlot of Winery Sauska in the region of Dél-Pannónia often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Food and wine pairings with Konkoly Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Konkoly Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Konkoly Merlot

The Konkoly Merlot of Winery Sauska matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese or canned duck confit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sauska's Konkoly Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Konkoly Merlot - 2009
In the top 50 of of Villány wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Konkoly Merlot from Winery Sauska are 2009

Informations about the Winery Sauska

The winery offers 49 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Villány in the region of Dél-Pannónia

The Winery Sauska is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Villány to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Dél-Pannónia
In the top 700 of of Hungary wines
In the top 50 of of Villány wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Villány

The wine region of Villány is located in the region of Dél-Pannónia of Hungary. We currently count 114 estates and châteaux in the of Villány, producing 854 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Villány go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Dél-Pannónia

Hungary/eszak-dunantul/pannonhalma">Pannonhalma is a wine region in north-western Hungary. It constitutes the eastern corner of Transdanubia, the traditional region of Hungary which Lies across the Danube (trans danubia) from the Hungarian capital Budapest. As this corner of Hungary focuses mainly on red wine production, Pannonhalma's vineyards are planted mostly with the Bordeaux wine grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, as well as Burgundy's Pinot Noir. Pannonhalma is situated just south-east of Gyor, the regional capital of Gyor-Moson-Sopron county (of which Sopron makes up the western third), and the western Transdanubia region.

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The word of the wine: Oxidation

Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.

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