2017 Domaine de Montmarin, Merlot, Côtes de Thongue, Languedoc-Roussillon
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Domaine de Montmarin
Domaine de Montmarin lies among the hills running down to the Mediterranean to the west of Cap d’Agde in Cotes du Thonge (Southern France) and covers around 350 hectares, of which just over 120 are planted with vines.
The owner, Philippe de Bertier, is a charming and unassuming individual who, with the help of his consultant œnologist and his maître de chai Bertrand Waris (from Champagne), makes exceptionally good and well presented varietal Vin du Pays wines. Recent investments in the bottling facility have seen the wines move to screw-cap whilst the launch of a range of dual varieties under the Domaine de Bertier label has further enhanced the range.
Merlot
The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
In St.Emilion and Pomerol it withstands the moist clay rich soils far better than Cabernet grapes, and at it best produces opulently rich, plummy clarets with succulent fruitcake-like nuances. Le Pin, Pétrus and Clinet are examples of hedonistically rich Merlot wines at their very best. It also plays a key supporting role in filling out the middle palate of the Cabernet-dominated wines of the Médoc and Graves.
Merlot is now grown in virtually all wine growing countries and is particularly successful in California, Chile and Northern Italy.
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Domaine de Montmarin lies among the hills running down to the Mediterranean to the west of Cap d’Agde in the Côtes de Thongue appellation. It covers around 350 hectares, of which just over 120 are planted with vines. The owner, Philippe de Bertier, is a charming individual who, with the help of his consultant oenologist and maître de chai Bertrand Waris makes exceptionally good and well-presented varietal IGP wines.
This fleshy, fruit-driven red is loaded with plummy, blackberry fruit. The palate is very juicy with more ripe blackberries and a soft but moreish finish. The tannins are very fine and the acidity is in balance with everything else, making this a very easy-drinking wine, perfect for a glass or two over lunch. Drink now to 2020.
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