Winery VatopediMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Vatopedi in the region of Macedonia often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Vatopedi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn leaves or obelix's boar leg in the oven.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Vatopedi are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Vatopedi
The Winery Vatopedi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Agio Oros to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Agio Oros
PGI of Mount Athos in central Macedonia (autonomous monastic community and Ouranoupolis in the Stagira Akanthou district of Halkidiki, vineyards at 10–400 m, terroir preserved by a millennial Orthodox tradition, IGP 1981): Limnio, Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko are the native signature reds — dark ripe berries, Mediterranean herbs and taut tannic structure. Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah and Nebbiolo as internationals. Assyrtiko, Athiri and Roditis as fresh whites.
The wine region of Macedonia
Large wine region of northern Greece, 1st by volume, altitude vineyards tempered by mountain massifs. Signature Xinomavro ("acid black") as king grape: structured, complex reds with signature notes of tart cherry, dried tomato, black olive, Mediterranean herbs, leather and a mineral touch, firm tannins and long ageing — compared to Nebbiolo. Stars in PDO Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Also lively, mineral Assyrtiko, aromatic Malagousia as whites.
The word of the wine: BSA
Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.
