Winery LidlComté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot
The Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot of Winery Lidl matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, rabbit with mustard and tomatoes or caramel pork.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lidl's Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Comté Tolosan Malbec - Merlot from Winery Lidl are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Lidl
The Winery Lidl is one of wineries to follow in Comté Tolosan.. It offers 395 wines for sale in the of Comté Tolosan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
