Home
: 1996 Matanzas Creek Sonoma Valley Merlot

1996 Matanzas Creek Sonoma Valley Merlot

SKU #310311 91 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark A beautiful bottle of Merlot. Smooth and harmonious, the wine displays an elegant array of herb, currant, coffee, smoky oak and meaty notes, rich and polished, flowing over the palate into a long, complex aftertaste. *Highly Recommended* (JL) Inner quote mark (5/1999)

90 points Int'l Wine Cellar

Outer quote mark Deep, bright ruby-red. Tangy aromas of black raspberry, plum, chocolate, toasted almond and tobacco. Lush and full in the mouth, with flavors of dark chocolate and black raspberry and nicely integrated acidity. Finishes sweet but firm, with tongue-dusting tannins. (ST) Inner quote mark (5/1999)

Share |

1996 Matanzas Creek Sonoma Valley Merlot

Price: $29.99

Quantity:

WS: 91

ST: 90

Real Time Inventory by location:

The item you have chosen is in stock, and there is inventory in our main warehouse. Below is the current quantity on hand information for this product within our database. It is never more than five minutes old. Additionally, our shopping cart looks at real time inventory so when you add an item to you cart we will do an immediate check of available inventory and alert you if there are any issues.

Location	Qty
Main Warehouse:	3

Product turnaround time varies by location of inventory and your chosen method of shipping/pickup. For a detailed explanation click here.

Related Items

Additional Information:

Varietal:

Merlot

- A very popular red grape variety found in the great wines of St. Emilion and Pomerol. It is the most planted variety in Bordeaux, and it has also become an extremely fashionable red in many regions including California. Although it has a reputation to be smooth, and easy to drink when young, Merlot is also capable of producing extremely intense wines as well. It is often used as a blending agent with Cabernet Sauvignon.

Country:

United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

Sub-Region:

California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.

Specific Appellation:

Sonoma County

- Second in fame only to Napa, this "other" valley offers just about every climate and topography imaginable. From its cool and fog-enshrouded coastal regions on the far west, to the sprawling Alexander Valley on the boarder of Napa and the many little dips and peaks in between, Sonoma has been a vital wine-grape-growing region since the mid 1800s. Important sub-AVAs include Chalk Hill (known for chardonnay and sauvignon blanc), Dry Creek Valley (where zin is king) Knights Valley (largely cabernet land), Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast (both celebrated pinot and chardonnay zones).