The Winery Merryvale of St. Helena of California

Winery Merryvale
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 tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or duck legs with cider and small onions.

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 balinese-style bonito or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.

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: muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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 chicken blanquette, skate wings with capers 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: Lies

A deposit formed by dead yeast after fermentation. Some white wines are aged on their lees, which makes their aromas and structure more complex and richer.

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 shrimp, coconut and ginger soup, pan con tomate or oven marinated swordfish.

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: 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.

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: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Merryvale and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Lies

A deposit formed by dead yeast after fermentation. Some white wines are aged on their lees, which makes their aromas and structure more complex and richer.