The Winery Mérite of Wrattonbully of Australie du Sud

Winery Mérite - Cabernet
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Wrattonbully in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Mérite is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Wrattonbully to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mérite wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Mérite

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mérite

How Winery Mérite wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, oriental stew with couscous or turkey stuffed with chestnuts.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mérite

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mérite. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mérite. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mérite

  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Wrattonbully

The wine region of Wrattonbully is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yalumba or the Domaine Tapanappa produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wrattonbully are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wrattonbully often reveals types of flavors of oaky, grass or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or dried fruit.

In the mouth of Wrattonbully is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 42 estates and châteaux in the of Wrattonbully, producing 123 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wrattonbully go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.

The top pink wines of Winery Mérite

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mérite

How Winery Mérite wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast or venison leg in casserole.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mérite.

  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mérite

Planning a wine route in the of Wrattonbully? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mérite.

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.

News about Winery Mérite and wines from the region

Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux

The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...

Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI

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The word of the wine: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.