The wine region of Zacatecas is located in the region of Center of Mexico. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tierra Adentro or the Domaine Tierra Adentro produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Zacatecas are Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Zacatecas often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
In the mouth of Zacatecas is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 5 estates and châteaux in the of Zacatecas, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Zacatecas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
Bordeaux’s Château Angélus has withdrawn its candidacy from the next St-Emilion classification, the producer announced today via a press release sent to Decanter. The withdrawal follows that of Château Cheval Blanc and Château Ausone who announced the news in July 2021. Currently only Château Pavie remains a Premier Grand Cru Classé ‘A’ estate out of the original four having been promoted, alongside Château Angélus, in the 2012 ranking. Angélus said that, while the classification had long been ...
Seillan takes on his new role in addition to his current position as senior vice president of finance, Château Lassègue and Tenuta di Arceno. Château Lassègue said Seillan will continue to work alongside his father, renowned vigneron Pierre Seillan, who said: ‘I am proud that my son Nicolas will continue in the tradition of our family lineage as a seventh-generation vigneron, and bring his passion and respect for the great terroirs and wines of France.’ Born into a family of French vignerons, Ni ...
Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast. Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...
