Geyser Peak Winery
2006 Reserve Alexandre Meritage
Meritage
California: Sonoma County: Alexander Valley
Mission Briefing
Bordeaux Faithful
SELL OUT ALERT: We purchased every last bottle of today’s wine, but it will go very quickly. Please be sure to place your order soon.
It has been more than a year since Geyser Peak graced our pages, so we thought that we’d bring them back with a bang. Their 2006 Reserve Alexandre Meritage is their highly-prized flagship wine and we are very proud to bring it to you, today.
A very elegant wine, today’s Geyser Peak Meritage shows wonderful balance and a real potential for fine-food pairings. This is a very flexible wine, to be sure, but we recommend serving it with your finer and more elegant meals. Bright fruit and a soft mouthfeel make for a great between-bites palate cleanser.
If you are a fan of Bordeaux-style blends, you won’t be disappointed by today’s wonderful selection. Unless, that is, we run out before you can make your purchase!
Tasting Profile
| Look: | Deep garnet with a slightly opaque heart. At the edges, the wine shows off clear ruby hues. |
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| Smell: | Lush and balanced with dark fruit of plum, cassis, dried black cherry and wild strawberry that melds with dark tobacco leaf, dusty bramble, leather, sweet spice and a hint braised fig. |
| Taste: | Bright and sweet in even proportion, with fruits from the nose echoed on the palate. Earth, spice, bramble, leather and cherry cordial follow on. |
| Finish: | Elegant and softly drying, with fruit and soft spice lingering at the mid-palate the longest. |
| Pairing: | Enjoy this elegant wine with a delicate cut of meat, like a lovely filet mignon, cooked to (rare) perfection. |