Winery Courtney BenhamHandcrafted Merlot

Red wine of Central Coast of California of United States

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Handcrafted Merlot of Winery Courtney Benham is a red wine from the region of Central Coast of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Handcrafted Merlot from the Winery Courtney Benham

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Handcrafted Merlot of Winery Courtney Benham in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Handcrafted Merlot of Winery Courtney Benham in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Handcrafted Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Handcrafted Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Handcrafted Merlot

The Handcrafted Merlot of Winery Courtney Benham matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, canned cassoulet or veal shoulder with cream and tarragon.

Details and technical informations about Winery Courtney Benham's Handcrafted Merlot.

Winery

Winery Courtney Benham

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

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

Handcrafted Merlot - 2016

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 3.7

Handcrafted Merlot - 2015

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 4

The best vintages of Handcrafted Merlot from Winery Courtney Benham are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Courtney Benham

The winery offers 48 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

This winery is part of the Martin Ray Vineyards.

It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Central Coast in the region of California

Find the Winery Courtney Benham on Twitter

The Winery Courtney Benham is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 45000 of of United States wines

In the top 6500 of of Central Coast wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast 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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