Winery Franciscan - Reserve Merlot

Winery FranciscanReserve Merlot

4.1
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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 Winery Franciscan is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley 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 Winery Franciscan

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Merlot of Winery Franciscan in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

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

Details and technical informations about Winery Franciscan's Reserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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 Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Reserve Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Reserve Merlot from Winery Franciscan are 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Franciscan

The winery offers 44 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the E & J Gallo.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Franciscan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley 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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American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

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