Hahn Meritage - $16.99

Wine Details

Price: $16.99
Producer: Hahn Estates
Region: Central Coast
Varietal: Bordeaux - Red
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: black cherry, chocolate
  • Award Winning
  • Red Wine
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Product Description

  • Aromatics of cherry, currant, and dried herbs with a hint of cedar. Red fruits transition towards blueberry and plum on the palate. Moderate tannins develop into a superb finish.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
Tastings - 90 Details: Very deep blackish-ruby hue. Very rich black cherry and chocolate aromas have an intriguing cordial-like quality. A rich entry leads a balanced, full-bodied palate with chewy tannins and good depth and intensity. A very pure, ripe style. Drink now. 2005 Tastings black cherry, chocolate
Tastings - 92 Details: Deep violet black color. Roasted nuts, bacon, and toffee aromas. A round, supple entry leads to a fruit medium-full body of ripe black cherries, maple smoked bacon, creamy cocoa, and delicate spices. Finishes with a long, juicy fade with grippy cedary tannins. Very nicely put together and extremely well suited for roasted pork and veal dishes. 2005 Tastings bacon, cherries, maple, nuts, spices, toffee, violet
Tastings - 91 Details: Deep violet black color. Toffee, floral honey, and baked blackberry pie aromas. A soft supple entry leads to fruity medium body of tangy red currant, black raspberry, cinnamon, and creamy mocha flavors with a gentle mouthwatering fade. A well balanced and superb table wine; serve with veal chops or pork roast. 2005 Tastings blackberry, cinnamon, honey, mocha, raspberry, red currant, toffee, violet
Tastings - 93 Details: Deep garnet amethyst color. Thyme, basil, chocolate, berry cobbler and spice aromas are vibrant and inviting. A vibrant, supple entry leads to a fruity medium-full body of plums, cocoa, dried cherries and cranberries with vibrant spices and delicate buttered herb flavors. Finishes with a long, tangy, spicy fade. A wonderfully fresh and delicious red with serve with almost any meat or on its own as an aperitif. 2005 Tastings berry, cherries, chocolate, herb flavors, meat, spice, spices, spicy
CGCW - 88 Details: 36% Merlot; 26% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Malbec; 13% Petit Verdot; 10% Cabernet Franc. Black cherries, caramel, a touch of dried herbs and a faint note of cassis all come together nicely in the nose here, and the moderately deep flavors that follow are right in step with a full measure of well-ripened fruit to buffer this very solid effort's ample tannins. Built more like Cabernet than Merlot, the wine ends with plenty of structural grip and can be cellared for five or six years. 2005 CGCW
WineSpectator - 80 Details: Lean and fairly herbal, with plum and pomegranate aromas and tart, simple flavors. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now. 18,450 cases made. –TF 2005 WineSpectator caramel, cassis, cherries, herbs
Tastings - 92 Details: Deep garnet purple black color. Sweet spice aromas of plum pie, vanilla, and cedar. Soft and supple with a fruity sweet medium body of ripe raspberry, plum, and cassis flavors. Finishes with a long, tangy and fruity fade with a brush of vanilla beans and spice. Very nice. 2004 Tastings cassis, cedar, plum, raspberry, spice, vanilla
WineEnthusiast - 85 Details: Dark, ripe, intense in fruit, and meltingly soft, this wine is a hallmark of the international style. It’s fantastically rich in cherry and blackberry fruit, with an amazingly long finish. If it had more structural integrity it would be a blockbuster. 2003 WineEnthusiast blackberry, cherry
WineEnthusiast - 88 Details: A pretty good blend of all 5 Bordeaux grapes, dominated by Merlot, and marked by effusively fruity aromas and flavors, especially cherries. The fruit is conjoined with well-toasted oak that adds caramel and smoky, spicy notes. Very satisfying, with enough tannins to warrant a few years of aging. 2002 WineEnthusiast caramel, cherries, oak, smoky, spicy notes
Tastings - 87 Details: Saturated dark ruby red hue. Very ripe fruit with an herbal streak. A tart entry leads a moderately full-bodied palate with bright fruit flavors and racy tart acids that give this great cut through the finish. Finishes very cleanly. Drink now 1996 Tastings

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Soft Pungent Cheese
Pasta & Grains Lasagna
Sauces Red Wine Sauce

Awards and Accolades

  Name Vintage
Award Winner Silver - 2008 San Diego Int'l Wine Competition 2006

Wine Terms

Name Value
Central Coast (California) The wines made around San Jose and farther south toward Santa Barbara reflect the variety of climate. In cool Monterey County, the Pinot Noir and a variety of white grapes are producing wonderful wines. Farther south in St. Louis Obispo County, it’s warm enough for fat, juicy Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. The range of climates is so enormous that the wines cover the full gamut of flavors, from rich, raisiny Zinfandel to supple, ripe Pinot Noir, to elegant Chardonnays.
United States Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
California California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.
Central Coast The Central Coast AVA is a large American Viticultural Area that spans from Santa Barbara County to the San Francisco Bay Area. With around 100,000 acres planted, Chardonnay accounts for more then half of the total plantings. Within this larger AVA are several smaller appellations that share the same cooling influence from the Pacific Ocean. These include Arroyo Grande Valley AVA Arroyo Seco AVA Carmel Valley AVA Chalone AVA Cienega Valley AVA Contra Costa County AVA Edna Valley AVA Hames Valley AVA Lime Kiln AVA Livermore Valley AVA Monterey AVA Monterey County AVA Pacheco Pass AVA Paicines AVA Paso Robles AVA San Antonio Valley AVA San Benito AVA San Bernabe AVA San Francisco Bay AVA San Lucas AVA San Luis Obispo County AVA San Ysidro District AVA Santa Barbara County AVA Santa Clara County AVA Santa Clara Valley AVA Santa Cruz County AVA Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Santa Maria Valley AVA Santa Ynez Valley AVA Sta. Rita Hills AVA York Mountain AVA