Winery Secret des Garrigues Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
The Merlot of the Winery Secret des Garrigues is in the top 10 of wines of Vallee du Paradis.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Secret des Garrigues matches generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Details and technical informations about Winery Secret des Garrigues's 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.
Informations about the Winery Secret des Garrigues
The Winery Secret des Garrigues is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Vallee du Paradis to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vallee du Paradis
The wine region of Vallee du Paradis is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut Gleon or the Château Haut Gleon produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vallee du Paradis are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vallee du Paradis often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, tree fruit or butter and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, pepper or leather.
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: Basic wine
Dry, still wine intended for the production of sparkling wines (champagne, crémants, etc.). The basic wines undergo a second fermentation in the bottle for the production of carbon dioxide, and therefore of bubbles.
