Winery Michel MaurySélection Grande Cuvée 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 Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot from the Winery Michel Maury
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot of Winery Michel Maury in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot of Winery Michel Maury in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot
The Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot of Winery Michel Maury matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or italian veal roulade.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Maury's Sélection Grande Cuvée 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 Sélection Grande Cuvée Merlot from Winery Michel Maury are 2011, 2018, 2019, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Michel Maury
The Winery Michel Maury is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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.
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The word of the wine: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
