Top 100 red wines of Rattlesnake Hills

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Rattlesnake Hills of Columbia Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Rattlesnake Hills and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Rattlesnake Hills

The wine region of Rattlesnake Hills is located in the region of Yakima Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Two Mountain or the Domaine Ryan Patrick produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rattlesnake Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rattlesnake Hills often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or floral.

In the mouth of Rattlesnake Hills is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Rattlesnake Hills, producing 126 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rattlesnake Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Rattlesnake Hills

red wines from the region of Rattlesnake Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, pasta gratin milanese style or veal cutlets parmigiana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Rattlesnake Hills

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

News from the vineyard of Rattlesnake Hills

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur campaign delivered ‘predictable chaos’ and ‘pitiful revenues’

Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales decreased significantly compared to the previous year, with volume and value sales down by as much as 60% in a few cases. In some instances, sales of usually bankable wines crashed to almost zero, according to the merchants that Liv-Ex polled. ‘Yet again, many buyers and collectors have had to ask what purpose the time-consuming event serves when it delivers such pitiful revenue, and who precisely it is for when it offers little compelling value,’ said Liv- ...

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

Port Ellen and Brora casks to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Part of the auction house’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the sale runs until next Tuesday, 14 June, and also includes one-off collaborations with artist Ini Archibong and photographer Trey Ratcliff. The two refill American oak hogshead casks, supplied from Diageo’s Casks of Distinction VIP private cask purchase programme, both have pre-sale estimates of £700,000-1.2m. The Port Ellen cask was filled on 15 February 1979, has a current strength of 52.9% abv and is estimated to hold 102 bottles. T ...