Winery Clos Du LacMeritage
Red wine
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 beef tournedos with boursin, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.
Details and technical informations about Winery Clos Du Lac's Meritage.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine angevine
Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meritage from Winery Clos Du Lac are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Clos Du Lac
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Chartreuse
In the Bordeaux region, small castle from the 18th or early 19th century.
