Winery Ironstone - Reserve Meritage

Winery IronstoneReserve Meritage

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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 Meritage of Winery Ironstone is a red wine from the region of Sierra Foothills of California.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, 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 Reserve Meritage from the Winery Ironstone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, cola

Wine with spices taste

mint, pepper

On the nose the Reserve Meritage of Winery Ironstone in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cola or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ironstone's Reserve Meritage.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Reserve Meritage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Reserve Meritage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 411110
Reserve Meritage - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Reserve Meritage - 2008
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Reserve Meritage - 2007
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 411110
Reserve Meritage - 2006
In the top 100 of of Sierra Foothills wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Reserve Meritage from Winery Ironstone are 2014, 2009, 2006, 2013 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Ironstone

The winery offers 52 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sierra Foothills in the region of California

The Winery Ironstone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 4500 of of United States wines
In the top 4000 of of Sierra Foothills wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sierra Foothills

The wine region of Sierra Foothills is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 249 estates and châteaux in the of Sierra Foothills, producing 661 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sierra Foothills 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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The word of the wine: Rancio

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