The Winery Meric Laroche of Graves of Bordeaux

Winery Meric Laroche
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 622 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Meric Laroche is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Meric Laroche wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Meric Laroche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Meric Laroche

How Winery Meric Laroche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), lamb chops with lemon and herbs or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Meric Laroche

On the nose the red wine of Winery Meric Laroche. often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Meric Laroche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Meric Laroche

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Graves

Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.

The typical white wine of Graves is Dry, medium-bodied and usually made from the equally familiar combination of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. About 2500 hectares of AOC Graves vineyards are devoted to red grapes, with about 750 hectares planted with white grapes. Average production is about 20 million bottles per year for white, red and Graves Supérieures wines. The latter share the same boundaries as Graves, but are a classification for Sweet white wines only, with about 150 hectares of dedicated vineyards.

The top white wines of Winery Meric Laroche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Meric Laroche

How Winery Meric Laroche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of kig ha farz (breton stew), spinach and goat cheese quiche or clafoutis with bush and courgettes.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Meric Laroche.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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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.

News about Winery Meric Laroche and wines from the region

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Removal of shoes

In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.