Red Meritage
Red Meritage wines historically have been among the world's most
highly rated wines. They are prized for their smooth, silky texture
and complex, robust structure. While they age beautifully - often
for decades - most are also very drinkable in their younger
years.
A Red Meritage is a blend of two or more of the red "noble"
Bordeaux varieties - Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec,
Merlot, Petit Verdot and the rarer St. Macaire, Gros Verdot and
Carmenère. If the blend includes any other grape variety, it is, by
definition, not a Meritage. Also, to qualify as a
Meritage, no single grape variety can make up more than 90% of the
blend.