Chateau Chizay Aged Merlot

This oak-aged Merlot comes from Transcarpathia. We love this kind of thing: centuries-old, forgotten wine regions. Better still: this region is also called Ruthenia. A mountainous area in the far west of Ukraine, on the border with Hungary. Even Tintin has never been there.

This ripe, soft Merlot from Chateau Chizay was aged nine months in French oak barriques. It is very spicy. You will recognise white pepper and sun-baked fruit of plums and cherries.

Did you know?

This oak-aged Merlot comes from Transcarpathia. We love this kind of thing: centuries-old, forgotten wine regions. Better still: this region is also called Ruthenia. A mountainous area in the far west of Ukraine, on the border with Hungary. Even Tintin has never been there.