The Château La Merlie of Monbazillac of South West | Winedexer

Château La Merlie
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Monbazillac in the region of South West

The Château La Merlie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Merlie wines

Looking for the best Château La Merlie wines in Monbazillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Merlie wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château La Merlie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château La Merlie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Merlie

How Château La Merlie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of baked salmon with tomato, catalan zarzuela or very simple muffins.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château La Merlie

  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Merlie.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Monbazillac

World's largest sweet AOC south of Bergerac (South-West): signature Sémillon as king white with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — medium-sweet to botrytized sweet wines with opulent notes of honey, candied apricot, quince, pineapple, mango, beeswax, saffron and a touch of spice, unctuousness balanced by fine acidity. Successive picking of noble grapes mandatory. AOC (1936), ~2,320 ha on clay-limestone slopes, morning mists favoring Botrytis cinerea, 10-50 year aging.

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Planning a wine route in the of Monbazillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château La Merlie.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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