The Winery Merryvale of St. Helena of California

Winery Merryvale - Premiere Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 37 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Merryvale Family of Wines.
It is ranked in the top 82 of the estates of California.
It is located in St. Helena in the region of California

The Winery Merryvale is one of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in of St. Helena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Merryvale wines

Looking for the best Winery Merryvale wines in St. Helena among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Merryvale wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Merryvale wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Merryvale

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Merryvale

How Winery Merryvale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or duck and peach brochettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Merryvale

On the nose the red wine of Winery Merryvale. often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or graphite. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Merryvale. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Merryvale

  • 1995With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.42/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Merryvale.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of St. Helena

The wine region of St. Helena is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Crane Assembly or the Domaine Del Dotto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.

Helena are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of St. Helena often reveals types of flavors of non oak, black raspberry or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of lime, apples or citrus. In the mouth of St.

Helena is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of St. Helena, producing 315 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of St.

The top sweet wines of Winery Merryvale

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Merryvale

How Winery Merryvale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of butternut soufflé or pancakes.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Merryvale

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Merryvale. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Merryvale

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Merryvale.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscat de Frontignan

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top white wines of Winery Merryvale

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Merryvale

How Winery Merryvale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of eggs in meurette, pasta salad with surimi or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Merryvale

On the nose the white wine of Winery Merryvale. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Merryvale. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Merryvale

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.11/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Merryvale.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Merryvale

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Merryvale

How Winery Merryvale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of barbecued lobster, aperitif skewers edam/basilic/dry apricot or monkfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Merryvale

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Merryvale. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Merryvale.

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Merryvale

Planning a wine route in the of St. Helena? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Merryvale.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Merryvale and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.