Bacchus WineryRustico Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Rustico Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Rustico Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Rustico Merlot
The Rustico Merlot of Bacchus Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes or rabbit fillet with mustard.
Details and technical informations about Bacchus Winery's Rustico 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 Rustico Merlot from Bacchus Winery are 2017, 2013, 0, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Bacchus Winery
The Bacchus Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Gozo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gozo
The wine region of Gozo of Malta. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ta Mena - Marsamena Wines or the Domaine Marsovin produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gozo are Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gozo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth.
The word of the wine: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
