The Château Le Clos du Merle of Bordeaux

Château Le Clos du Merle
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château Le Clos du Merle is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Le Clos du Merle wines

Looking for the best Château Le Clos du Merle wines in Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Le Clos du Merle 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 Le Clos du Merle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Le Clos du Merle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Le Clos du Merle

How Château Le Clos du Merle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), tournedos rossini with port sauce or rabbit with mustard in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Le Clos du Merle

On the nose the red wine of Château Le Clos du Merle. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Le Clos du Merle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Le Clos du Merle

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Le Clos du Merle.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Le Clos du Merle

Planning a wine route in the of Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Le Clos du Merle.

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.

News about Château Le Clos du Merle and wines from the region

Decanter magazine latest issue: October 2022

Inside the October 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES French influence in Argentina Tim Atkin MW traces a long and mutually beneficial relationship California Cabernet Franc It’s a red on the rise, says Karen MacNeil Willamette Valley Pinot Gris Advantage Oregon? By Clive Pursehouse & Michael Alberty País in Chile By Darren Smith Uruguay’s coastal whites A fresh look, with Amanda Barnes Chianti Classico & Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Michaela Morris on the Tuscan new-vintage rele ...

Errazuriz wine photographer of the year revealed

Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...

Claude Taittinger: Obituary

Claude took over Champagne Taittinger, which was founded by his father Pierre Taittinger in 1932, in 1960 following the death of his brother, François. He served first as managing director and then president of the company until 2005. During his tenure, he grew Champagne Taittinger from a niche label into a brand with international scale. Moreover, as one of the pioneers of the broader Champagne category’s international success during the 20th century, Claude has been credited with taking France ...

The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.