Winery Rodney Strong - Symmetry Meritage Red

Winery Rodney StrongSymmetry Meritage Red

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Symmetry Meritage Red of Winery Rodney Strong is a red wine from the region of Alexander Valley 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 Symmetry Meritage Red from the Winery Rodney Strong

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Symmetry Meritage Red of Winery Rodney Strong 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, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

grass

On the nose the Symmetry Meritage Red of Winery Rodney Strong in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or toasty and sometimes also flavors of red currant, mint or cinnamon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rodney Strong's Symmetry Meritage Red.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
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

Symmetry Meritage Red - 2016
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2015
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Symmetry Meritage Red - 2010
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Symmetry Meritage Red from Winery Rodney Strong are 1998, 2009, 2001, 2000 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Rodney Strong

The winery offers 48 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 Alexander Valley in the region of California

The Winery Rodney Strong is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 450 of of Alexander Valley wines
In the top 6500 of red wines
In the top 8500 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley 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: Oxidative (breeding)

A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.

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