Winery RockbridgeDeChiel Reserve Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the DeChiel Reserve Merlot of Winery Rockbridge in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with DeChiel Reserve Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with DeChiel Reserve Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with DeChiel Reserve Merlot
The DeChiel Reserve Merlot of Winery Rockbridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe or duck breast with pepper sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rockbridge's DeChiel Reserve Merlot.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of DeChiel Reserve Merlot from Winery Rockbridge are 2011, 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Rockbridge
The Winery Rockbridge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Virginia
Quality pole of the American east coast, unique signature in Viognier: ample, fragrant whites with notes of apricot, white peach, honey and flowers, silky on the palate. Cabernet Franc star in red, fine and fresh (raspberry, ripe pepper, spices). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, balanced Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc and native Norton. Humid continental climate tempered by the Appalachians, 8 AVAs (Monticello, Shenandoah).
The word of the wine: Flexible
A tender wine with little tannin.
