Llano Estacado WinerySignature Red Meritage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Signature Red Meritage of Llano Estacado Winery in the region of Texas often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Signature Red Meritage
Pairings that work perfectly with Signature Red Meritage
Original food and wine pairings with Signature Red Meritage
The Signature Red Meritage of Llano Estacado Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or endive frichti.
Details and technical informations about Llano Estacado Winery's Signature Red Meritage.
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
The best vintages of Signature Red Meritage from Llano Estacado Winery are 2016, 2014, 2012, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Llano Estacado Winery
The Llano Estacado Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Texas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Texas
Texas is the largest state in the United States of America and one of the most productive viticultural states. Covering 696,000 km² (268,000 square miles) between latitudes 25-36°N, this hot, Dry state is home to a range of mesoclimates suitable for viticulture in the deserts, mountains, lakes and plains of Texas. The main Grape varieties grown in Texas are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and (despite the hot conditions) Sauvignon Blanc. Generally speaking, Texas viticulture is divided into three main regions: NorthCentral, Southeast and Trans-Pecos.
The word of the wine: Courgée
Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).
