Winery Trader Joe's - Meritage Reserve

Winery Trader Joe'sMeritage Reserve

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Meritage Reserve of Winery Trader Joe's is a red wine from the region of Knights Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Meritage Reserve from the Winery Trader Joe's

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Meritage Reserve of Winery Trader Joe's in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Meritage Reserve of Winery Trader Joe's in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Trader Joe's's Meritage Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Arbane

Arbane or arbanne is a very old white grape variety from the north/east of France, coming from the Aube and more precisely from the Champagne region. The Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne wishes to preserve the use of traditional grape varieties of Champagne. The Arbane is a small bunch of grapes with small berries and a very sweet pulp, a late variety that needs sun and heat to concentrate all its sugars. It gives a wine rich in alcohol, elegant and nervous, with a floral nose and a nice acidity.

Last vintages of this wine

Meritage Reserve - 2017
In the top 100 of of Knights Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Meritage Reserve - 2016
In the top 100 of of Knights Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Meritage Reserve - 2015
In the top 100 of of Knights Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Meritage Reserve - 2014
In the top 100 of of Knights Valley wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Meritage Reserve - 2013
In the top 100 of of Knights Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Meritage Reserve from Winery Trader Joe's are 2016, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Trader Joe's

The winery offers 285 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Trader Joe's.
It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Knights Valley in the region of California

The Winery Trader Joe's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 283 wines for sale in the of Knights Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 20000 of of Knights Valley wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Knights Valley

The wine region of Knights Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Peter Michael or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Knights Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Knights Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, incense or straw and sometimes also flavors of yeast, oil or yellow apple.


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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The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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