Winery Rancho Sisquoc - Cellar Select Meritage

Winery Rancho SisquocCellar Select Meritage

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 Cellar Select Meritage of Winery Rancho Sisquoc is a red wine from the region of Santa Barbara County of California.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, 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 Cellar Select Meritage from the Winery Rancho Sisquoc

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cellar Select Meritage of Winery Rancho Sisquoc 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, cedar

Wine with earth taste

smoke, cocoa

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Cellar Select Meritage of Winery Rancho Sisquoc in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, black currant or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rancho Sisquoc's Cellar Select Meritage.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Cellar Select Meritage - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Cellar Select Meritage - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Cellar Select Meritage - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Cellar Select Meritage - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cellar Select Meritage - 2010
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Cellar Select Meritage from Winery Rancho Sisquoc are 2014, 2013, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Rancho Sisquoc

The winery offers 19 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 Santa Barbara County in the region of California

The Winery Rancho Sisquoc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 8500 of of United States wines
In the top 900 of of Santa Barbara County wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Barbara County

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. We currently count 443 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Barbara County, producing 1259 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Barbara County 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: Nervous

Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.

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