Winery MakkasGold Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Gold Merlot of the Winery Makkas is in the top 40 of wines of Commandaria.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gold Merlot of Winery Makkas in the region of Lemesos often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Gold Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Gold Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Gold Merlot
The Gold Merlot of Winery Makkas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish) or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.
Details and technical informations about Winery Makkas's Gold Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gold Merlot from Winery Makkas are 2011, 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Makkas
The Winery Makkas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Commandaria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Commandaria
The wine region of Commandaria is located in the region of Lemesos of Cyprus. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Loel or the Domaine Etko - Olympus Wineries produce mainly wines red, sweet and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Commandaria are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Commandaria often reveals types of flavors of oaky, microbio or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, plum or smoke.
The wine region of Lemesos
The wine region of Lemesos of Cyprus. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vlassides or the Domaine KEO produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lemesos are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lemesos often reveals types of flavors of oaky, pineapple or orange and sometimes also flavors of nutty, honey or walnut.
The word of the wine: White winemaking
White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.
