The wine region of Red Hills Lake County is located in the region of Lake County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Obsidian Ridge or the Domaine Robledo Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Red Hills Lake County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Red Hills Lake County often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or vegetal.
In the mouth of Red Hills Lake County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 69 estates and châteaux in the of Red Hills Lake County, producing 118 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Red Hills Lake County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
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.
red wines from the region of Red Hills Lake County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, pastillas with lamb and apricots or osso buco.
On the nose in the region of Red Hills Lake County often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Red Hills Lake County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
