Top 100 wines of El Dorado County - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of El Dorado County of Sierra Foothills as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of El Dorado County and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of El Dorado County

The wine region of El Dorado County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jolie-Laide or the Domaine Scott McLeod produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of El Dorado County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of El Dorado County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit.

In the mouth of El Dorado County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 51 estates and châteaux in the of El Dorado County, producing 95 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of El Dorado County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

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).

Food and wine pairing with a wine of El Dorado County

wines from the region of El Dorado County go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, dad's lamb mouse or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of El Dorado County

On the nose in the region of El Dorado County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth in the region of El Dorado County is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of El Dorado County