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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2015 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mrkoors on 2/8/2017 & rated 89 points: Opened it an waited about 15 minutes, it was still pretty tannic, not much to it and I figured that was it. Fixed dinner and about 40 minutes later had another taste and it was totally different, more tart cherries, lighter tannins with a warm finish. Rating is based on the price, better than expected, good value, still holding its own. (1061 views) | | | Tasted by CJM on 7/3/2015 & rated 81 points: Clear deep garnet. Fig, black plum, toasted oak. Very low acids, low tannins. Cherry. Short slightly acidic finish. (1630 views) | | | Tasted by jmottern on 5/2/2015 & rated 88 points: A nice merlot that could be a daily drinker. After 20 minutes it opened up a bit to chocolate and cherry hints along with black fruit. It will age for 3 to 5 years. (1684 views) | | | Tasted by jshongkong on 3/3/2015 & rated 90 points: tried on Cathay Pacific business class (1211 views) | | | Tasted by jeolsen on 11/2/2014 & rated 89 points: Overall a well-made crowd pleasing merlot. Balanced with good fruit and a long finish. (1930 views) | | | Tasted by pickhardt on 10/21/2014 & rated 89 points: No, it's not a world class wine. But it has a firm backbone, very dark fruit, a little mint, some chocolate, and a decent finish. It is slightly disjointed, but it's still a great value at less than $20. I've had too many wines for a couple dollars less that were so nondescript that I think this is a nice wine for the money. (1264 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 5/4/2014 & rated 84 points: Dark ruby. Varietal nose, with a hint of mint. Decent fruit in the mouth, but a bit rough and disjointed. Ok for the money. Just standard quality. 4-11-13-6: 84/100. (1122 views) |
| Chateau St. Jean Producer website
Founded in 1973, Chateau St Jean has long been recognized as a leader in Sonoma County Vineyard Designated wines. Winemaker Margo Van Staaveren uses her more than 35 years of vineyard and winemaking expertise with Chateau St Jean to highlight the best of each vineyard in every wine. MerlotMerlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma CountySonoma Coast |
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