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2007 Barton & Guestier B&G Reserve Merlot, Vin de Pays d'Oc, France

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Average Price of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD: $8


Grape Variety: Merlot

Merlot is a red wine variety with strong historic ties to Bordeaux and the south-west of France. It is the predominant variety in most wines from Saint-Emilion and Pomerol, the area in which the variety originated. The variety is now widely planted in wine regions across the world, and in terms of the volumes of wine produced internationally, it is rivaled only by its Bordeaux companion, Cabernet Sauvignon.

In France, Merlot is the most widely planted red wine variety of all, and it is also extremely popular in northern Italy and the warmer areas of southern < ... more


Region Hierarchy
  • Vin de Pays d'Oc - Languedoc-Roussillon wine region

    Vin de Pays d'Oc is a Vin de Pays (VDP) title covering the Lozere, Gard, Herault, Aude and Pyrenees-Orientales administrative departments of southern France. This area basically corresponds to the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region and is undoubtedly the engine room of Vin de Pays wines. Roughly 85% of the wines originate here, labeled either as VDP d'Oc or with one of the region's many sub-categories.

    A Vin de Pays Regional, the VDP d'Oc title covers every vineyard of all five of its departments, irrespective of  ... more

  • Vin de Pays - IGP wine region

    Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of the Europe-wide IGP (Indication Geographique Protegee), is a quality category of French wine, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Controlee ( ... more


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