Winery Steven KentMerrillie Chardonnay
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Merrillie Chardonnay from the Winery Steven Kent
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merrillie Chardonnay of Winery Steven Kent in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merrillie Chardonnay of Winery Steven Kent in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merrillie Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Merrillie Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Merrillie Chardonnay
The Merrillie Chardonnay of Winery Steven Kent matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, tuna flan with leek coulis or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Steven Kent's Merrillie Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merrillie Chardonnay from Winery Steven Kent are 2016, 2015, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Steven Kent
The Winery Steven Kent is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 89 wines for sale in the of Arroyo Seco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Arroyo Seco
Central AVA of Salinas Valley in Monterey (California): Chardonnay flagship white dominant (one of the largest US plantings) — lively and mineral with citrus and white fruits notes, bursting acidity. Aromatic Alsatian Riesling and Gewürztraminer on the long cool season. Floral Sauvignon Musqué recent. Taut Pinot Noir on maritime climate, Bordeaux Cabernet and Merlot on warm pockets.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
