Winery Rutherford Wine CompanyMerlot

Red wine of California of United States

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot of Winery Rutherford Wine Company is a red wine from the region of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Rutherford Wine Company

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Rutherford Wine Company in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

Oak

Earth

Food and wine pairings with Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot

The Merlot of Winery Rutherford Wine Company matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of baked lasagna, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or home-made coq au vin.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rutherford Wine Company's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Rutherford Wine Company

Winemaker

Steve Rued

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

California

Country

United States

Style of wine

Red

Alcohol

12.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - 2012

In the top 100 of of California wines

Average rating: 3.9

Merlot - 0

In the top 100 of of California wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Rutherford Wine Company are 2012, 0

Informations about the Winery Rutherford Wine Company

The winery offers 32 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Rutherford Wine Company.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Californie

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The Winery Rutherford Wine Company is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 55000 of of United States wines

In the top 15000 of of California wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

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.