Change Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled red meats, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, and medium-aged cheeses.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Gérard Bertrand's 'Change' Merlot is a vibrant testament to the producer's deep-rooted commitment to environmental preservation and sustainable viticulture in the Languedoc-Roussillon. Crafted from 100% Merlot grapes grown in the sun-drenched clay-limestone soils of the Pays d'Oc, this wine embodies a modern approach to winemaking where nature and biodiversity take center stage. The 'Change' range itself represents Bertrand's pledge to support growers transitioning to organic farming, reflecting his journey from a professional rugby player to one of the world's foremost champions of biodynamic viticulture. In the glass, this Merlot showcases the generous, fruit-forward character typical of the Mediterranean climate, balanced by the grape's natural roundness and velvety tannins. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve its fresh, primary fruit aromas of ripe plums, wild blackberries, and subtle herbaceous undertones, it reflects both the rich winemaking heritage of Southern France and a forward-looking ecological philosophy.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Vinhuset Gérard Bertrand blev grundlagt i 1992 af den tidligere professionelle rugbyspiller af samme navn. Med udgangspunkt i familiens rødder på Domaine de Villemajou har huset udviklet sig til et globalt pejlemærke for den sydfranske region Languedoc-Roussillon. Hovedsædet ligger på Château l'Hospitalet i kystappellationen La Clape, hvorfra Gérard Bertrand går forrest med biodynamisk vinavl på tværs af hundredvis af hektar førsteklasses vinmarker. Gennem et kompromisløst fokus på biodiversitet, bæredygtighed og terroirets renhed skaber huset en alsidig portefølje af både stille vine, mousserende vine og hedvine. Vingården nyder international anerkendelse for ambitiøse prestigecuvéer som Cigalus, Clos d'Ora og Château l'Hospitalet samt for sine elegante tørre rosévine, udtryksfulde enkeltdruevine og historiske Vins Doux Naturels.