Top 100 wines of El Dorado
Discover the top 100 best wines of El Dorado of Sierra Foothills as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of El Dorado and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of El Dorado
The wine region of El Dorado is located in the region of El Dorado County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rombauer Vineyards or the Domaine Withers produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of El Dorado are Mourvèdre, Zinfandel and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of El Dorado often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pomegranate or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of stone, cinnamon or anise.
In the mouth of El Dorado is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 86 estates and châteaux in the of El Dorado, producing 342 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of El Dorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of El Dorado
wines from the region of El Dorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of tanjia, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or okonomiyaki or japanese 'pancake.
The best wines of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines pink of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines red of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines sweet of El Dorado in other styles
- The best wines white of El Dorado in other styles