Winery Tortoise CreekSchoolhouse Cuvée Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Taste structure of the Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot from the Winery Tortoise Creek
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot of Winery Tortoise Creek in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot
The Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot of Winery Tortoise Creek matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, original mafé with okra or veal escalope (piccata milanese).
Details and technical informations about Winery Tortoise Creek's Schoolhouse Cuvée 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 Schoolhouse Cuvée Merlot from Winery Tortoise Creek are 2011
Informations about the Winery Tortoise Creek
The Winery Tortoise Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Clarksburg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Clarksburg
The wine region of Clarksburg is located in the region of Yolo County of Central Valley of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jeff Runquist or the Domaine Bogle produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Clarksburg are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Clarksburg often reveals types of flavors of earthy, honey or apricot and sometimes also flavors of lemon, pear or honeysuckle.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Burgundy melon
A white grape variety from Burgundy that is not widely used in its native region, but has spread to the Nantes region. It is the exclusive variety of Muscadet. It gives a dry pale yellow wine, supple and lively, with an intense bouquet, to which maturing on lees gives fatness and aromatic complexity.
