Winery MontekristoMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Montekristo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise or real paella recipe from valencia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Montekristo's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Montekristo are 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Montekristo
The Winery Montekristo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Malta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Malta
The wine region of Malta of Malta. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marsovin or the Domaine Marsovin produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Malta are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Malta often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of red cherry, toffee or microbio.
The word of the wine: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
