Winery MetairieLes Barriques Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Les Barriques Merlot from the Winery Metairie
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Barriques Merlot of Winery Metairie in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Les Barriques Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Barriques Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Les Barriques Merlot
The Les Barriques Merlot of Winery Metairie matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, the corsican soup or roast veal orloff.
Details and technical informations about Winery Metairie's Les Barriques 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Barriques Merlot from Winery Metairie are 2015, 2011, 2016, 2012 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Metairie
The Winery Metairie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures
Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.
