The best wines of Guenoc Valley

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

Top wines of Guenoc Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Guenoc Valley of California among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Guenoc 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 Guenoc Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Guenoc Valley

See the top 100 best red wines of Guenoc Valley

Want to buy a red wine of Guenoc Valley cheap or sell a red wine of Guenoc 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 Guenoc Valley

Red wines from the region of Guenoc Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, lamb chops à la champvallon or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Guenoc Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Guenoc Valley. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Guenoc Valley. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Guenoc Valley

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Guenoc Valley

  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Guenoc Valley

The wine region of Guenoc Valley is located in the region of Lake County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Guenoc or the Domaine Langtry Estate produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Guenoc Valley are Marsanne et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Guenoc Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

In the mouth of Guenoc Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 3 estates and châteaux in the of Guenoc Valley, producing 7 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Guenoc Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Guenoc Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Guenoc Valley

White wines from the region of Guenoc Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or lasagne with 5 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Guenoc Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Guenoc Valley. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in white wine of Guenoc Valley

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Guenoc Valley

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Marsanne
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Great natural sweet wines of Guenoc Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Guenoc Valley

Natural sweet wines from the region of Guenoc Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of boeuf en daube, rabbit with homemade mustard or couscous.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Guenoc Valley

  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Guenoc Valley

  • Petite Sirah

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News from the vineyard of Guenoc Valley

Château Peyrabon in Bordeaux gets new owner

BCAP, a group controlled by the Castéja family, has agreed to acquire Château Peyrabon and Château La Fleur Peyrabon from Millésima, a subsidiary of the Bernard family, a joint-statement by both families said. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Peyrabon, in Haut-Médoc, was ranked as a ‘Supérieur’ estate in the Cru Bourgeois 2020 classification, which saw the ranking return to a three-tier system. ‘Supérieur’ is above standard Cru Bourgeois level but below ‘Exceptionnel’. Millésima and the Bern ...

Saving La Palma’s special vine heritage

On 19 September 2021, the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge in the island of La Palma, Spain began a massive, three-month long eruption, that was a catastrophic event for this westward island in the Canarias. The volcanic fumes caused breathing problems as well as the cancellation of flights and fruit harvests, including grapes. Despite 7,000 people needing evacuation from the flow of the lava, there was only one fatality during the entire eruption. As the lava flow eventually covered over 1,000ha, mo ...

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 ...