Winery Stag's Leap Wine CellarsCHASE CREEK Merlot

Red wine of Napa Valley of California of United States

4.1

(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 CHASE CREEK Merlot of Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley 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 CHASE CREEK Merlot from the Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the CHASE CREEK Merlot of Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

On the nose the CHASE CREEK Merlot of Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Food and wine pairings with CHASE CREEK Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with CHASE CREEK Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with CHASE CREEK Merlot

The CHASE CREEK Merlot of Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or sauté of veal with mushrooms.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars's CHASE CREEK Merlot.

Winery

Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

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

CHASE CREEK Merlot - 2005

In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of CHASE CREEK Merlot from Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars are 2005

Informations about the Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

The winery offers 64 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.

This winery is part of the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 35000 of of United States wines

In the top 8500 of of Napa Valley wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa 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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