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North Gate Meritage (Virginia)

North Gate

Virginia · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Other
Uva
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
País
United States
Região
Virginia
Denominação
Virginia
Corpo
full
Acidez
medium
Tanino
high
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

carne assada · cordeiro · guisados · carnes grelhadas · queijos curados

Safras avaliadas

  • 201387 pts

    This Bordeaux-style blend offers licorice at the forefront, with baking spice, fig, prune, soy sauce and Lipton tea queuing behind. Showing more of the same on the palate, these flavors help to quench the parching tannins that carry this blend to a lingering finish.

  • 201287 pts

    About half Merlot, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc making up the difference, this wine brings concentrated red cherry and currant notes to a mix of sawdust and anise on the nose. The full-bodied palate follows suit, with additional notes of dark plum add…

  • 201187 pts

    Char, thyme and blackberry aromas are foremost on the nose. The palate feels dense and well built, with grasping tannins that latch onto the brittle finish.

  • 201086 pts

    Scents of leather and turbinado sugar surface on the nose first, which are offset by accents of blackberry, forest floor and pepper. The medium-to-full palate feels supple and expansive, until the finish where the tannic muscle kicks in. Overall, the flavors are intense and juic…

  • 200882 pts

    Although initially the bouquet is inviting with scents of dark fruit, chocolate and mocha, notes of tomato and tomato leaf carry through to the palate as well. Lots of tart acidity and chunky grape and wood tannins leave the mouth feeling jagged.