Winery ScheiblhoferThe Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Merlot of Winery Scheiblhofer in the region of Weinland often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with The Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with The Merlot
The The Merlot of Winery Scheiblhofer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington or duck breast with peaches and spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Scheiblhofer's The 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 The Merlot from Winery Scheiblhofer are 2011, 2018, 2016, 2017 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Scheiblhofer
The Winery Scheiblhofer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Burgenland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Burgenland
Burgenland is a large wine-producing region on the eastern border of Austria. Despite the country's image as the producer of some of the world's finest white wines, Austria is also home to a thriving red wine culture: Burgenland, with its sunny, continental summers, is the country's key red wine region, with its wines based mainly on the Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt grape varieties. Sweet, botrytized wines are also a specialty of the region, particularly in the Terroir surrounding the Neusiedlersee lake. The region occupies a narrow strip of land that runs from the Danube River down to Steiermark in the South.
The wine region of Weinland
Weinviertel DAC – whose name translates as "wine quarter" – is an appellation in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). It is by far the largest Districtus Austriae Controllatus wine region in Austria. It was also the first Austrian wine region to be given that title, in 2002, with a DAC Reserve designation added in 2009. The designation applies only to white wines from the Grüner Veltliner Grape variety.
The word of the wine: Over-ripeness
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
