Winery Le Grand ChaiMaayane Merlot Pays d'Oc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Maayane Merlot Pays d'Oc
Pairings that work perfectly with Maayane Merlot Pays d'Oc
Original food and wine pairings with Maayane Merlot Pays d'Oc
The Maayane Merlot Pays d'Oc of Winery Le Grand Chai matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew or autumn pumpkin pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Le Grand Chai's Maayane Merlot Pays d'Oc.
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 Le Grand Chai
The Winery Le Grand Chai is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
