Chateau Ste. Michelle

Meritage Columbia Valley Red Blend

9.147 ratings
8.84 pro ratings
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Liz Cole

Liz had this 8 years ago

Liz had this 8 years ago

1 person found it helpfulJun 26th, 2016
Nick Apone

Super soft

Super soft

1 person found it helpfulJun 12th, 2015
Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

8.7

Impressive for its age. Mostly Merlot.

Impressive for its age. Mostly Merlot.

Dec 29th, 2015
Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

8.7

Not as great as I'd hoped.

Not as great as I'd hoped.

Aug 30th, 2015
Piyush Agarwal

Soft and one of the original meritage wines.

Soft and one of the original meritage wines.

May 8th, 2021
Drizzy

Had the 2011. Well balanced and drinkable. Better after out for a day or two

Had the 2011. Well balanced and drinkable. Better after out for a day or two

Nov 4th, 2018
Sarah Milsow-Guenther

Lots of fruit still on this one. Tasting nice.

Lots of fruit still on this one. Tasting nice.

Oct 26th, 2018
Steven Perlman

Very soft, berries with some chocolate. Lovely bouquet

Very soft, berries with some chocolate. Lovely bouquet

Dec 16th, 2017
Will Messer

Enjoyable Cab, Merlot blend

Enjoyable Cab, Merlot blend

Sep 3rd, 2017
Sarah Milsow-Guenther

Aged nicely in the 3L format. Still lots of dark fruit on this one. Smoothed out but you can still taste the green pepper from the Cab. Nice wine. Decanted. Opened up throughout the night.

Aged nicely in the 3L format. Still lots of dark fruit on this one. Smoothed out but you can still taste the green pepper from the Cab. Nice wine. Decanted. Opened up throughout the night.

Jul 15th, 2017