Winery Sawyer - Bradford Meritage

Winery SawyerBradford Meritage

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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 Bradford Meritage of Winery Sawyer is a red wine from the region of Rutherford of California.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, 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 Bradford Meritage from the Winery Sawyer

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bradford Meritage of Winery Sawyer in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Bradford Meritage of Winery Sawyer in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sawyer's Bradford Meritage.

Winemaker
Charles Sawyer
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

Bradford Meritage - 2009
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Bradford Meritage - 2008
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Bradford Meritage - 2007
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Bradford Meritage - 2006
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 411110
Bradford Meritage - 2003
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Bradford Meritage from Winery Sawyer are 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Sawyer

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Sawyer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 6000 of of Rutherford wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.


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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