Winery Rigal - Merlot

Winery RigalMerlot

2.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
The tasters did not really appreciate this wine.
The Merlot of Winery Rigal is a red wine from the region of Côtes de Gascogne of Vin de Pays.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

smoke

Details and technical informations about Winery Rigal's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Gascogne wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500
Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Gascogne wines
Average rating: 2.7110.500

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Rigal are 2011, 2008

Informations about the Winery Rigal

The winery offers 61 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the AdVini.
It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes de Gascogne in the region of Vin de Pays
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The Winery Rigal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 300000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Côtes de Gascogne wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne

The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sichel or the Domaine Haut-Marin produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Gascogne are Colombard, Gros Manseng and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Gascogne often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tangerine or jam and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, pomegranate or lemon grass.


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: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

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