Bodegas Carrau - Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva

Bodegas CarrauCastel Pujol Merlot Reserva

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva of Bodegas Carrau is a red wine from the region of Las Violetas of Canelones.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva of the Bodegas Carrau is in the top 60 of wines of Las Violetas.

Food and wine pairings with Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva

Pairings that work perfectly with Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva

Original food and wine pairings with Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva

The Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva of Bodegas Carrau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting) or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Details and technical informations about Bodegas Carrau's Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva - 2015
In the top 60 of of Las Violetas wines
Average rating: 311100
Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva - 2014
In the top 60 of of Las Violetas wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva - 0
In the top 60 of of Las Violetas wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Castel Pujol Merlot Reserva from Bodegas Carrau are 2014, 0, 2015

Informations about the Bodegas Carrau

The winery offers 91 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Las Violetas in the region of Canelones

The Bodegas Carrau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Las Violetas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Canelones
In the top 1500 of of Uruguay wines
In the top 65 of of Las Violetas wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Las Violetas

The wine region of Las Violetas is located in the region of Canelones of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouza or the Domaine Bouza produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Las Violetas are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Las Violetas often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak.


The wine region of Canelones

The Canelones administrative department, Northeast of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, is home to the majority of Uruguay's Vineyards and accounts for aRound 60 percent of all wine produced in the country. It Lies in the South of the small South American country, where the majority of vines are planted, inland from the Atlantic coast and the Rio de la Plata estuary. The region itself covers a broad arc approximately 50km (30 miles) Deep, drawn clockwise from the northwestern outskirts of Montevideo round to the coastline east of the capital city. The eponymous administrative capital of the region lies 50km (31 miles) to the north of Montevideo.

The word of the wine: Density per hectare

Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).

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