The Château Meric of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Meric - La Fillette du Petit Méric Médoc
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1044 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Meric is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Meric wines

Looking for the best Château Meric wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Meric 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 Meric wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Meric

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Meric

How Château Meric wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, chakchouka or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Meric

On the nose the red wine of Château Meric. often reveals types of flavors of dark fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Meric. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Meric

  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Meric.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Meric and wines from the region

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘What can irritate me is change for change’s sake’

‘New’ is the second most popular word in any sales catalogue. (The first is ‘Free’.) We scribblers can’t resist it: it guarantees copy of one sort or another. Even in the slowly evolving world of wine, where the main ethos of the product is historical continuity, ‘new’ sells. To someone like me with a strong sense of history, not to mention conservative tastes, it can be a bit unsettling. It’s not really change that bothers me. There is always room for improvement. What can irritate me is change ...

Napa Valley barrel auction total hits $1.5m

A new-look Napa Valley barrel auction saw 75 lots raise a total $1.5m in aid of children’s mental health, organisers have announced. Many wines were from the 2021 vintage, and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) reported an average price per lot of $18,683, which it said was a new record. The barrel auction is now part of Collective Napa Valley, a philanthropy-focused initiative created to offer events and sales for wine lovers throughout the year – replacing the previous Auction Napa Valley event that s ...

The word of the wine: Braucol

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