Winery HavensMeritage

Red wine of Stags Leap District of California of United States

3.8

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Meritage of Winery Havens is a red wine from the region of Stags Leap District of California.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
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 Havens

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Earth

Food and wine pairings with Meritage

Pairings that work perfectly with Meritage

Original food and wine pairings with Meritage

The Meritage of Winery Havens matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, greek-style shepherd's pie or rabbit with prunes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Havens's Meritage.

Winery

Winery Havens

Winemaker

John Killebrew

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc , Cabernet-Sauvignon , Malbec , Petit Verdot , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Meritage - 2016

In the top 100 of of Stags Leap District wines

Average rating: 3.8

The best vintages of Meritage from Winery Havens are 2016

Informations about the Winery Havens

The winery offers 36 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Smith-Anderson Wine Group.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stags Leap District in the region of California

The Winery Havens is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Stags Leap District to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of United States wines

In the top 15000 of of Stags Leap District wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stags Leap District

The wine region of Stags Leap District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cliff Lede or the Domaine Hall OVW produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Stags Leap District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Stags Leap District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black plum or espresso and sometimes also flavors of baking spice, cigar box or pipe tobacco.

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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