Cave du MarmandaisLa Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais of Cave du Marmandais in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais
Pairings that work perfectly with La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais
Original food and wine pairings with La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais
The La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais of Cave du Marmandais matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, rack of lamb in a salt crust or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.
Details and technical informations about Cave du Marmandais's La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Vieille Eglise Merlot - Cabernet Côtes du Marmandais from Cave du Marmandais are 2019, 2015, 2010, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Cave du Marmandais
The Cave du Marmandais is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 172 wines for sale in the of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Primeur
Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.
