The best wines of Lime Kiln Valley

Discover the best wines of Lime Kiln Valley of California as well as the best winemakers of Lime Kiln Valley and estates of Lime Kiln Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Lime Kiln Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Lime Kiln Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Lime Kiln Valley of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Lime Kiln Valley. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Lime Kiln Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Lime Kiln Valley

See the top 100 best red wines of Lime Kiln Valley

Want to buy a red wine of Lime Kiln Valley cheap or sell a red wine of Lime Kiln Valley at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lime Kiln Valley

Red wines from the region of Lime Kiln Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, lamb mice confit in port wine or oriental stuffed vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lime Kiln Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Lime Kiln Valley. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Lime Kiln Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Lime Kiln Valley

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Lime Kiln Valley

  • Mourvedre
  • Zinfandel
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gros Verdot
  • Touriga Nacional

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Lime Kiln Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Lime Kiln Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Lime Kiln Valley.

    Discovering the wine region of Lime Kiln Valley

    The wine region of Lime Kiln Valley is located in the region of San Benito County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kenneth Volk or the Domaine Kenneth Volk produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lime Kiln Valley are Mourvèdre, Zinfandel and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lime Kiln Valley often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or non oak.

    In the mouth of Lime Kiln Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 11 estates and châteaux in the of Lime Kiln Valley, producing 17 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lime Kiln Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

    News from the vineyard of Lime Kiln Valley

    A groundbreaking Dram

    Ardbeg single malt whisky, based on the southern shores of Scotland’s island of Islay, has recently unveiled Fon Fhòid: the latest in a number of highly unusual experiments. Back in 2014, the distillery team lead by whisky creator, Dr Bill Lumsden and former distillery manager, Mickey Heads (now retired) took the highly unusual approach of burying two already matured casks of Ardbeg underneath the peat bogs themselves, (burning peat smoke is normally used to dry the malted barley during producti ...

    Château La Gaffelière withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

    The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...

    North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought

    Springtime brings the so-called ‘Caldaia di Maggio’ to Barolo, a noise similar to a kettle simmering that is caused by evaporating water in the soils. This year, however, it’s unlikely that this phenomenon will occur. Drought is affecting the entire north of Italy; predominantly the Langhe but also Valpolicella and Franciacorta. Not even Tuscany is spared. The vineyards are lacking the reserves of water that their soils usually contain at this time of year. Winter passed without snow in almost a ...