Winery Cornerstone Cellars - Oakville Station Merlot

Winery Cornerstone CellarsOakville Station 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 Oakville Station Merlot of Winery Cornerstone Cellars is a red wine from the region of Oakville 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 poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Oakville Station Merlot from the Winery Cornerstone Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Oakville Station Merlot of Winery Cornerstone Cellars in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Oakville Station Merlot of Winery Cornerstone Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cornerstone Cellars's Oakville Station Merlot.

Winemaker
Kari Auringer and Charles Thomas
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.9°
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.

Informations about the Winery Cornerstone Cellars

The winery offers 43 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Oakville in the region of California
Find the Winery Cornerstone Cellars on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Cornerstone Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Oakville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 300 of of Oakville wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Oakville

The wine region of Oakville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Schrader or the Domaine Schrader produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oakville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Oakville often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dried herbs or cigar and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, green bell pepper or baking spice.


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: Maturation

Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.

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