Winery Clos Du LacMeritage

Red wine of Amador County of California of United States

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Meritage of Winery Clos Du Lac is a red wine from the region of Amador County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Meritage from the Winery Clos Du Lac

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Meritage of Winery Clos Du Lac in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Meritage

Pairings that work perfectly with Meritage

Original food and wine pairings with Meritage

The Meritage of Winery Clos Du Lac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or duck stew with cahors wine.

Details and technical informations about Winery Clos Du Lac's Meritage.

Winery

Winery Clos Du Lac

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.4°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Oberlin

Oberlin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. You can find the Oberlin noir cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Meritage - 2013

In the top 100 of of Amador County wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Meritage from Winery Clos Du Lac are 2013

Informations about the Winery Clos Du Lac

The winery offers 7 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Clos Du Lac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 85000 of of United States wines

In the top 300 of of Amador County wines

In the top 350000 of red wines

In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.

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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