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NV Meritage Red Blend, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Red Meritage

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.25%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$49

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NV Meritage Red Blend, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Red Meritage

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.25%
Ruby garnet color. Aromas and flavors of Twizzlers, black cherry, pickled blueberry, and plasticine with a satiny, crisp, dry light-to-medium body and a medium finish that exhibits overtones of tart cherry, pickled fruit, leather, and tobacco leaf. A subtle nose and earthy tannic structure make this a nice wine to warm you up on a slow cooker kind of night.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: Twizzlers, black cherry, pickled blueberry, and plasticine
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of tart cherry, pickled fruit, leather, and tobacco leaf
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A subtle nose and earthy tannic structure make this a nice wine to warm you up on a slow cooker kind of night.
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The Producer

AvinoDos Wines

The Producer
901 Enterprise Way STE B
Napa, CA 94558
USA
1 707-225-2350
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Their Portfolio

88 • AvinoDos 2020 Method Champenoise Brut Rose, Pinot Noir, Carneros 12.8% (USA) $38.00.
BR • AvinoDos 2019 Riesling, Lake County 13.2% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
96 • AvinoDos 2017 Malbec, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $42.00.
93 • AvinoDos 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 13.8% (USA) $62.00.
92 • AvinoDos 2018 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District 14.3% (USA) $64.00.
92 • AvinoDos 2018 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District 14.3% (USA) $64.00.
85 • AvinoDos 2019 Merlot, Carneros, Napa Valley 13.8% (USA) $32.00.
93 • AvinoDos 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $95.00.
93 • AvinoDos 2018 Malbec, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $42.00.
92 • AvinoDos 2017 Two Barrel Reserve, Malbec, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $52.00.
94 • AvinoDos 2018 Founders Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $120.00.
94 • AvinoDos 2019 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.5% (USA) $52.00.
93 • AvinoDos 2019 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley 14.8% (USA) $95.00.
92 • AvinoDos 2020 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Franc, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.7% (USA) $52.00.
88 • AvinoDos 2021 Single Vineyard, Merlot, Sonoma Mountain 14.3% (USA) $32.00.
91 • AvinoDos 2019 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley 14.3% (USA) $66.00.
93 • AvinoDos 2020 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.8% (USA) $64.00.
89 • AvinoDos 2021 Single Vineyard Méthode Champenoise Brut Rosé, Pinot Noir, Carneros, Napa Valley 12.8% (USA) $38.00.
89 • AvinoDos 2021 Méthode Champenoise Single Vineyard Blanc de Blanc, Carneros, Napa Valley 12.5% (USA) $48.00.
92 • AvinoDos 2019 Two Barrel Reserve Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley 14.2% (USA) $68.00.
91 • AvinoDos 2015 Single Vineyard, Malbec, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 14.7% (USA) $44.00.
94 • Preferred Stock 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 14.2% (USA) $49.00.
87 • Preferred Stock Bottle Package 0% (USA) $49.00.
85 • Preferred Stock NV Meritage Red Blend, Napa Valley 14.25% (USA) $49.00.
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Red Meritage

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Meritage (rhymes with "heritage") is a term coined in California to describe a blended wine made with Bordeaux varieties. While there could be a white Meritage, the term generally refers to a red wine, thus made with any combination of five grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

Established in the 1980s, the concept of Meritage wines was initially greeted with a good deal of fanfare, but today, that excitement has waned. Most of the 100 plus wineries that make a Meritage-style wine are in California; many do not even use the term on the label, preferring their own fantasy name.

Meritage red wines age similarly to a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and are best paired with red meats and game.

Preferred Stock NV Meritage Red Blend, Napa Valley rating was calculated by to be 85 points out of 100 on 2/13/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.