Winery Childress Vineyards - Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage

Winery Childress VineyardsPinnacle Barrel Select Meritage

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage of Winery Childress Vineyards is a red wine from the region of North Carolina.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage of the Winery Childress Vineyards is in the top 70 of wines of North Carolina.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage of Winery Childress Vineyards in the region of North Carolina often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Childress Vineyards's Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage.

Winemaker
Mark Friszolowski
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.9°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage - 2012
In the top 70 of of North Carolina wines
Average rating: 411110
Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage - 2010
In the top 70 of of North Carolina wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage - 2007
In the top 70 of of North Carolina wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Pinnacle Barrel Select Meritage from Winery Childress Vineyards are 2012, 2007, 2010

Informations about the Winery Childress Vineyards

The winery offers 71 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Caroline du Nord

The Winery Childress Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of North Carolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Carolina
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 80 of of North Carolina wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located on the east coast of the United States, between the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The state's transitional Climate is well suited to growing grapes for wine production, and the state has a Long and illustrious wine-making history. North Carolina's finest wines are made from Vitis vinifera grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling. However, muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to the region.

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The word of the wine: Final

A more or less lasting impression that is felt in the mouth once the wine has been swallowed (or spat out in the case of a professional tasting). The finish can be short or persistent.

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