Château La MerlieMonbazillac
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Monbazillac of the Château La Merlie is in the top 20 of wines of Monbazillac.
Food and wine pairings with Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Monbazillac
The Monbazillac of Château La Merlie matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of fresh tuna with sesame seeds, shrimps with curry and coconut milk or traditional pastry flan.
Details and technical informations about Château La Merlie's Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Isabelle
Simple whites and reds with the characteristic foxy taste of Vitis labrusca (wild strawberry, wild raspberry), a supple palate with moderate acidity, and a rustic profile marked by labruscoid notes. In France, one of the six prohibited hybrids since 1935 (along with Clinton, Herbemont, Jacquez, Noah, Othello). Still found in heritage trellises and in some countries (Brazil, Georgia). American hybrid derived from Vitis labrusca, imported to Europe in the 19th century.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Monbazillac from Château La Merlie are 2011, 2012
Informations about the Château La Merlie
The Château La Merlie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Sparkling
Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.
