Winery YalumbaReserve Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Merlot
The Reserve Merlot of Winery Yalumba matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chinese fondue, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or normandy style escalope.
Details and technical informations about Winery Yalumba's Reserve Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Macabeu
The white Macabeu is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches, and grapes of large to medium size. Macabeu Blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Yalumba
The Winery Yalumba is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 169 wines for sale in the of Coonawarra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coonawarra
The wine region of Coonawarra is located in the region of Limestone Coast of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Katnook or the Domaine Wynns produce mainly wines red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coonawarra are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coonawarra often reveals types of flavors of cream, black fruit or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of sage, graphite or mushroom.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.
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...).
