Château St. Jean - Dry Creek Valley Merlot

Château St. JeanDry Creek Valley Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Dry Creek Valley Merlot of Château St. Jean is a red wine from the region of Dry Creek Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Dry Creek Valley Merlot from the Château St. Jean

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Dry Creek Valley Merlot of Château St. Jean in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château St. Jean's Dry Creek Valley Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Dry Creek Valley Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Dry Creek Valley Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Dry Creek Valley Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Dry Creek Valley Merlot from Château St. Jean are 2015, 2016, 2014

Informations about the Château St. Jean

The winery offers 85 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 50 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Dry Creek Valley in the region of California

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

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 4000 of of Dry Creek Valley wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley

The wine region of Dry Creek Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 414 estates and châteaux in the of Dry Creek Valley, producing 1322 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Dry Creek Valley 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.

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The word of the wine: Herbaceous

Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.

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