What food pairs well with Site Specific Terroir Series Eastern Bench Meritage?

Site Specific Terroir Series Eastern Bench Meritage pairs well with Beef, Lamb, Game Meat, Poultry.

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Site Specific Terroir Series Eastern Bench Meritage

Item: Site Specific Terroir Series Eastern Bench Meritage
Rating: 75.3
Author: 50 Best Wines

Dry Creek Vineyard · Sonoma County, United States

Site Specific Terroir Series Eastern Bench Meritage by Dry Creek Vineyard is a good red from Sonoma County, United States, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, rated 4.53/5 by Community Rating. With an aggregate score of 75.3/100, it represents Sonoma County's red winemaking tradition.

75.3

Aggregate Score

Based on community ratings across 5 vintages, normalized using Bayesian averaging.

How This Wine Compares

Better than 30% of winesAverage

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Critic Scores

Community Rating (2020)4.53/5

Vintages & Ratings

Vintage-specific ratings coming soon. Current aggregate: 75.3/100 based on 40 ratings across all vintages.

20202018201720162015

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied. Dark fruit, spice, structured tannins.

Our Review

Food Pairings

BeefLambGame MeatPoultry

Serving Temperature

16-18°C

Aging Potential

2-5 years

Pros

+Interesting find

Why This Score?

This wine's score of 75.3 is based on 1 community rating using Bayesian averaging, which prevents wines with very few ratings from ranking artificially high. Each score source is normalized to a common 100-point scale and weighted by the credibility and consistency of the publication. This gives you a single, reliable number that reflects the consensus of the global wine community.