Winery AlapayBien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir from the Winery Alapay
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir of Winery Alapay in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir
The Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir of Winery Alapay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, sauté of veal with corsican style or cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alapay's Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bien Nacido Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir from Winery Alapay are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Alapay
The Winery Alapay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belle Glos or the Domaine Paul Lato produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Maria Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Maria Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, rosemary or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of allspice, menthol or bramble.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
