Château St. Jean - California Merlot

Château St. JeanCalifornia Merlot

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The California Merlot of Château St. Jean is a red wine from the region of California.
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.

Taste structure of the California Merlot from the Château St. Jean

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the California Merlot of Château St. Jean in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

On the nose the California Merlot of Château St. Jean in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Château St. Jean's California Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

California Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
California Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
California Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
California Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
California Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.311100
California Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
California Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of California Merlot from Château St. Jean are 2016, 2018, 2013, 2011 and 2017.

Informations about the Château St. Jean

The winery offers 83 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Château St. Jean is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 83 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 2500 of of California wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Decanting

Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.

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