Winery Mercer Estates - Malbec

Winery Mercer EstatesMalbec

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Malbec of Winery Mercer Estates is a red wine from the region of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Malbec of Winery Mercer Estates in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mercer Estates's Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.73°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Malbec - 2014
In the top 100 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Malbec from Winery Mercer Estates are 2014, 2013, 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Mercer Estates

The winery offers 51 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Horse Heaven Hills in the region of Washington

The Winery Mercer Estates is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Horse Heaven Hills wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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