The wine region of Mount Harlan is located in the region of San Benito County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Calera or the Domaine Calera produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Harlan are Pinot noir, Viognier and Aligoté, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mount Harlan often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or mint and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, cheese or dark fruit.
In the mouth of Mount Harlan is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 1 estates and châteaux in the of Mount Harlan, producing 9 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mount Harlan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Clément Bärtschi, winemaker and cellarmaster at M Chapoutier, saw little frost in St-Joseph in 2021. Nevertheless, the cool, wet season resulted in oscillating quality. Some wines are excellent, in a fresh, crisp and fragrant style; but the larger proportion lack fruit and joy, with dry, astringent tannins. ‘We’d have called it a lovely vintage – in the 1980s,’ said Jean Gonon of Domaine Gonon. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring St-Joseph 2021 wines See all 400 Rhône 202 ...
French national appellation authority (INAO) representative Alexis Sannier told decanter.com that a committee had ‘validated’ in September their ‘admissibility as premier cru climats and commissioned a group of experts to determine their delimitation’. Official recognition for 2024 ‘seems realistic’, he said. The request for the four climats – Les Mûres in Pouilly-Loché and Les Quarts, Les Longeays, and Les Pétaux in Pouilly-Vinzelles, which account for about one-third of 84 hectares from the tw ...
Severe frost in early April wreaked havoc across both the northern and southern appellations of the Rhône Valley in 2021, with many producers losing a large majority of their crop. The reds that did materialise tend towards lean, green flavours, because grapes struggled to ripen. A few producers struck lucky, with late-budding varieties or pockets of vineyard less affected by frost. But overall, it is the whites that really shine, showing freshness, precision and longevity. St-Joseph, Vacqueyras ...
