Winery Pierre Martin des RivesMarquis Bernard 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.
The Marquis Bernard Merlot of the Winery Pierre Martin des Rives is in the top 40 of wines of Pays d'Oc.
Taste structure of the Marquis Bernard Merlot from the Winery Pierre Martin des Rives
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Marquis Bernard Merlot of Winery Pierre Martin des Rives in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Marquis Bernard Merlot of Winery Pierre Martin des Rives in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Marquis Bernard Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Marquis Bernard Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Marquis Bernard Merlot
The Marquis Bernard Merlot of Winery Pierre Martin des Rives matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef mironton, gratin of coquillettes with ham or veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Martin des Rives's Marquis Bernard 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 Marquis Bernard Merlot from Winery Pierre Martin des Rives are 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Pierre Martin des Rives
The Winery Pierre Martin des Rives is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Turbidity
The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.
