Winery OcucajeFond de Cave Merlot

Red wine of Ica of Peru

3.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Fond de Cave Merlot of Winery Ocucaje is a red wine from the region of Ica.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Fond de Cave Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Fond de Cave Merlot

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Fond de Cave Merlot

The Fond de Cave Merlot of Winery Ocucaje matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ocucaje's Fond de Cave Merlot.

Winery

Winery Ocucaje

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Ica

Country

Peru

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Ocucaje

The winery offers 25 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Ica

The Winery Ocucaje is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Ica to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 250 of of Peru wines

In the top 250 of of Ica wines

In the top 600000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Ica

Valle de Ica Lies in the Ica province of Peru. It is one of five centres of Grapegrowing within the Protected Designation of Origin for Pisco production, and often appears on labels. There are around 85 producers in the area. As in other zones, Vineyards dedicated for Pisco are most often planted to members of the Muscat family of grape varieties.

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