Is Meritage good wine?

Red Meritage wines historically have been among the world’s most highly rated wines. They are prized for their smooth, silky texture and complex, robust structure. While they age beautifully – often for decades – most are also very drinkable in their younger years.

What kind of wine is Meritage?

Meritage wines are provocative red or white wines crafted solely from specific “noble” Bordeaux grape varieties and are considered to be the very best wines of the vintage.

Where is Meritage wine from?

Meritage Wine The Meritage Alliance was founded in 1988 as the Meritage Association, with the goal of promoting blended wines from California’s Napa Valley.

Is Meritage a Bordeaux?

Meritage is a name for red and white Bordeaux-style wines without infringing on the Bordeaux (France) region’s legally protected designation of origin. Winemakers must license the Meritage trademark from its owner, the California-based Meritage Alliance.

What is the difference between Meritage and Bordeaux?

Winemakers use their best grapes to produce high-quality wines that are similar in style to the famous Bordeaux wines from France. Only wines that come from the Bordeaux region can be called by that name so, winemakers outside of that region created the term Meritage to indicate that their wines are similar.

What is the difference between Meritage and blend?

Meritage (rhymes with “heritage”) is a particular category of blended wine. To use the term, a winery has to be a member of the Meritage Association, and the wine has to be blended entirely from Bordeaux grape varieties, with no more than 90 percent of any single grape.

What does Meritage taste like?

A meritage tastes just like Bordeaux, since it’s made with the same grapes!! There’s a rich, full aroma to it. Depending on the particular blend, it can be blackberry, black cherry, spices, chocolate, and vanilla. Most Meritages have the Bordeaux signature flavors – cigar box, rich fruits, with a hefty feel.

Does Meritage age well?

Described as mellow and earthy, after about five years of aging this wine tends to take on smooth, velvety characteristics, with rich fruit-forward notes of cherry, currant, and chocolate. It’s by far the highest user-rated Meritage blend on Vivino.

What blend is Meritage?

A white Meritage is a blend of two grape varietals, either from sauvignon blanc, semillon and muscadelle du Bordelais. These wines are an ode to the centuries-old tradition of blending, which has long been considered one of the highest forms of winemaking.

Is Meritage dry?

White Meritage Sauvignon Blanc – Produces a dry white wine of true varietal character and bright flavors. The grape variety responds to selective winemaking techniques such as stainless steel fermentation or barrel fermentation by producing wines with individual and separate flavor and aromas.

How long can you age Meritage?

about five years
Described as mellow and earthy, after about five years of aging this wine tends to take on smooth, velvety characteristics, with rich fruit-forward notes of cherry, currant, and chocolate. It’s by far the highest user-rated Meritage blend on Vivino.