Château St. Jean - Reserve Merlot

Château St. JeanReserve Merlot

4.2
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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 Reserve Merlot of Château St. Jean is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County 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 Reserve Merlot from the Château St. Jean

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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

Details and technical informations about Château St. Jean's Reserve 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

Reserve Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserve Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Reserve Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Reserve Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Reserve Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Reserve Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Reserve Merlot - 2007
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Reserve Merlot from Château St. Jean are 2006, 2009, 2014, 2010 and 2013.

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 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

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

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 450 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 7000 of red wines
In the top 9000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Methuselah

Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).

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