The wine region of Moon Mountain District is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Repris or the Domaine Kamen produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Moon Mountain District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Moon Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, thyme or charcoal and sometimes also flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus.
In the mouth of Moon Mountain District is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 57 estates and châteaux in the of Moon Mountain District, producing 124 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Moon Mountain District 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 Moon Mountain District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or beef mironton.
On the nose in the region of Moon Mountain District often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, raspberry or cranberry. In the mouth in the region of Moon Mountain District is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
