The wine region of Arroyo Seco is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Kendall-Jackson produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arroyo Seco are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, hay or honey.
In the mouth of Arroyo Seco is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Arroyo Seco, producing 226 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Arroyo Seco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Arroyo Seco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or rabbit in sauce.
On the nose in the region of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or oaky and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Arroyo Seco is a powerful with a nice freshness.
