Winery OlimpiaFriuli Grave Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Friuli Grave Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Friuli Grave Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Friuli Grave Merlot
The Friuli Grave Merlot of Winery Olimpia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, quick salmon and zucchini lasagna or mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Informations about the Winery Olimpia
The Winery Olimpia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves
Historic cradle of Bordeaux wine, left bank south of the city. Structured reds on siliceous gravel: firm cassis-laden Cabernet Sauvignon, velvety Merlot, perfumed Cabernet Franc, signature notes of black fruit, smoke, graphite and cigar box. Elegant dry whites blending Sauvignon (citrus, boxwood, freshness) and Sémillon (wax, honey, richness with ageing), among Bordeaux's longest-lived. Also sweet Graves Supérieures.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Climate
Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.
