2019 Bag-in-Box – IGP Oc Merlot – 3 L
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- Alcohol content
- 13,5 % vol
- Net volume
- 3 l
- Allergens
- contains sulphites
- Origin
- Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Responsible food business operator
- GCF Grands Chais de France,1 Rue de la Division Leclerc, 67290 Petersbach, Frankreich
- Vintage: 2019
- Producer: JP. Chenet
- Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Grape varieties: Merlot
- Alcohol: 13,5 % vol · Volume: 3 l
- Serving temperature: 16–18 °C
- Colour: Garnet of great depth
- Nose: Aromas of red and black fruit such as cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant; floral notes and violet
- Palate: Supple, ripe, round and fruity; balanced and soft with fine tannins
- Pairs with: Cold cuts, Roast chicken, Vegetables, Beef, Veal, Pasta
Color: purple-red
Nose: Red fruits, cassis, cherries and raspberry jam.
Palate: A wine with soft tannins and a lasting taste.
Recommendation: This red wine pairs well with light meats, poultry, grilled meats, salads and various cheeses.
General information about our Bag-in-Boxes:
Hose, Jug, Amphora
It was a long way from glass being a luxury good - as in antiquity - to today's mass product, soda-lime glass. This type of glass is used for making bottles, packaging, drinking glasses, and mirror or window glass (flat glass).
In earlier times, glass manufacturing was very expensive and unreliable. So wine, oil, beer and other liquids were filled into jugs, amphorae or leather drinking pouches. Only the techniques of glass blowing and glass pressing made it possible to produce bottles in large numbers.
However, glass bottles have serious disadvantages: they are fragile, heavy, require relatively a lot of storage and shelf space, are difficult to close (the old "cork problem") and even harder to re-seal after opening, and their environmental footprint is not exhilarating even with consistent recycling.
Good Wine in New Skins
A Bag-in-Box packaging (literally "bag-in-box") consists of an inner plastic bag ("Bag") for the liquid and an outer corrugated cardboard packaging ("Box") that protects the bag from mechanical damage and light exposure. The liquid is dispensed from the bag via a tap. The contents of the bag decrease without air entering the bag and without oxidation occurring.
The principle was invented in 1955 as a liquid container by William R. Scholle and was probably first used as wine packaging by an Australian winemaker in 1965, and has since become established primarily in Anglo-Saxon countries, Scandinavia and the wine-growing country of France.
In New Zealand, Australia or the USA, a considerable proportion of wine production is already sold in Bag-in-Box. In Scandinavia and Great Britain, many fruit juices and dairy products are also packaged this way in addition to wine. In Germany, it has so far been popular mainly with discounters offering wines from Southern Europe and for the wine export of renowned German wineries; the "Bag-in-Box" is increasingly finding friends among us winemakers and connoisseurs.
Bag-in-Box Beats Glass
Bag-in-Box is more environmentally friendly, ecologically and economically more favorable to produce, saves weight and volume during transport and storage (thus fuel during transport) and is easy and good to recycle, the bag in the yellow bin and the box in the paper bin. Manufacturing, use, filling and recycling of the Bag-in-Box consumes less material, thus approximately 80% less energy and less water than a glass bottle. All in all, the Bag-in-Box causes over 80% less CO2 emissions compared to the glass bottle.
In addition, due to the principle with the bag and tap, no air gets to the contents even after opening, so the wine remains enjoyable for at least 4 weeks after opening. There are also no negative effects on the taste due to the plastic of the bag - furthermore, wine in a Bag-in-Box cannot cork.
But: Bag-in-Box is not suitable for long-term storage of wine. The Bag-in-Box with wine should not be stored for longer than two years. Therefore, we only offer ready-to-drink wines in Bag-in-Box.
