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.
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
red wines from the region of El Dorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beer goulash, lamb tagine with dried fruits or english breakfast.
On the nose in the region of El Dorado often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of El Dorado is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
