Winery Chalk HillEstate Merlot
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Estate Merlot of the Winery Chalk Hill is in the top 20 of wines of Sonoma County.
Taste structure of the Estate Merlot from the Winery Chalk Hill
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Estate Merlot of Winery Chalk Hill in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Estate Merlot of Winery Chalk Hill in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Merlot
The Estate Merlot of Winery Chalk Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or veal saltimbocca.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chalk Hill's Estate Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Merlot from Winery Chalk Hill are 2005, 0, 2006
Informations about the Winery Chalk Hill
The Winery Chalk Hill is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Acescence
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
