Winery The Prisoner - Thorn Merlot

Winery The PrisonerThorn Merlot

4.2
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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 Thorn Merlot of Winery The Prisoner is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley 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 Thorn Merlot from the Winery The Prisoner

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Thorn Merlot of Winery The Prisoner in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

lavender, violet

Wine with vegetal taste

asparagus, bell pepper

On the nose the Thorn Merlot of Winery The Prisoner in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, sweet tobacco or earth and sometimes also flavors of non oak, savory or sage.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Prisoner's Thorn 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

Thorn Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Thorn Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Thorn Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Thorn Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Thorn Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Thorn Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Thorn Merlot from Winery The Prisoner are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery The Prisoner

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This winery is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery The Prisoner is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Courgée

Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).

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