Winery Steele - Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot

Winery SteeleStymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot

4.1
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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 Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot of Winery Steele is a red wine from the region of Lake County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot from the Winery Steele

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot of Winery Steele in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot of Winery Steele in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Steele's Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 411110
Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Lake County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Stymie' Founder's Reserve Merlot from Winery Steele are 2010, 2009, 2014, 2012 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Steele

The winery offers 72 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 Lake County in the region of California
Find the Winery Steele on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Steele is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Lake County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 4500 of of United States wines
In the top 4000 of of Lake County wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Lake County

The wine region of Lake County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alienor or the Domaine Derenoncourt produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lake County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lake County often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or red fruit.


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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