Winery IlluminateMerlot

Red wine of Mendocino County of California of United States

3.7

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot of Winery Illuminate is a red wine from the region of Mendocino County of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Illuminate

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

On the nose the Merlot of Winery Illuminate in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot

The Merlot of Winery Illuminate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of savoyard matafans, purple leg of lamb with red wine and cranberries or stuffed red mullet ballotines.

Details and technical informations about Winery Illuminate's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Illuminate

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Merlot - 2009

In the top 100 of of Mendocino County wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Illuminate are 2009

Informations about the Winery Illuminate

The winery offers 12 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California

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The Winery Illuminate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of United States wines

In the top 750 of of Mendocino County wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County 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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