Winery Старосел (Starosel)Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Merlot of the Winery Старосел (Starosel) is in the top 80 of wines of Bulgaria and in the top 10 of wines of Thrace.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Старосел (Starosel) in the region of Thrace often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or black cherries.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Старосел (Starosel) matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce or rabbit with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Старосел (Starosel)'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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Старосел (Starosel) are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Старосел (Starosel)
The Winery Старосел (Starosel) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Thrace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Thrace
The wine region of Thrace of Bulgaria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Orbelus or the Domaine Старосел (Starosel) produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Thrace are Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Thrace often reveals types of flavors of cherry, floral or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dark fruit or black cherries.
The word of the wine: Pinot meunier
Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.
