Top 100 wines of El Dorado

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: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

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 spaghetti squash bolognese style, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or piperade.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of El Dorado

On the nose in the region of El Dorado often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or strawberries. In the mouth in the region of El Dorado is a powerful.