Winery Trader Joe's Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138
Red wine
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 Mendocino County Lot #138 from the Winery Trader Joe's
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In the mouth the Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138 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 Mendocino County Lot #138 of Winery Trader Joe's in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of plum, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138
Pairings that work perfectly with Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138
Original food and wine pairings with Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138
The Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138 of Winery Trader Joe's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb chops marinated with herbs or paella valenciana (without seafood).
Details and technical informations about Winery Trader Joe's's Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138.
Discover the grape variety: Villard blanc
Interspecific crossing between 6468 Seibel and 6905 Seibel or subéreux, obtained by the House of Seyve-Villard of Saint Vallier in the Drôme. Together with Villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard, these were the two most widely propagated direct-producing hybrids. The white Villard has also been used as a progenitor for new varieties. It can be found in Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, the United States and Japan. In the south of France, some old vines still exist. We have also found it in private homes where it is grown in pergolas for the consumption of its excellent grapes at full maturity. Today, it is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meritage Reserve Mendocino County Lot #138 from Winery Trader Joe's are 2015, 2013
Informations about the Winery Trader Joe's
The Winery Trader Joe's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 238 wines for sale in the of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino County
The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County 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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The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
