Winery Shale CanyonMerlot

Red wine of Arroyo Seco of California of United States

3.6

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot of Winery Shale Canyon is a red wine from the region of Arroyo Seco of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Merlot of the Winery Shale Canyon is in the top 20 of wines of Arroyo Seco.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Shale Canyon

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Shale Canyon in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

Food and wine pairings with Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot

The Merlot of Winery Shale Canyon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, shoulder of lamb on a bed of potatoes or chicken supreme with morels.

Details and technical informations about Winery Shale Canyon's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Shale Canyon

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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 20 of of Arroyo Seco wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Shale Canyon are 2012

Informations about the Winery Shale Canyon

The winery offers 14 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Arroyo Seco in the region of California

Find the Winery Shale Canyon on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Shale Canyon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Arroyo Seco to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 70000 of of United States wines

In the top 25 of of Arroyo Seco wines

In the top 300000 of red wines

In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Arroyo Seco

The wine region of Arroyo Seco is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Kendall-Jackson produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arroyo Seco are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, hay or honey.

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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