Winery Jean-Michel CourlitLe Mûrier Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Le Mûrier Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Mûrier Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Le Mûrier Merlot
The Le Mûrier Merlot of Winery Jean-Michel Courlit matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Michel Courlit's Le Mûrier 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 Jean-Michel Courlit
The Winery Jean-Michel Courlit is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Charentais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Charentais
The wine region of Charentais is located in the region of Atlantique of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Garancille or the Domaine de Garancille produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Charentais are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Charentais often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, green apple or butter and sometimes also flavors of floral, fresh cut grass or gooseberry.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Primeur (purchase in)
Purchase made shortly after the harvest and before the wine is ready for consumption.
