The Winery Alexander-Smith of Santa Lucia Highlands of California

Winery Alexander-Smith
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Smith Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 103 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Alexander-Smith is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Lucia Highlands.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alexander-Smith wines

Looking for the best Winery Alexander-Smith wines in Santa Lucia Highlands among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alexander-Smith wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alexander-Smith wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alexander-Smith

How Winery Alexander-Smith wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed artichoke, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alexander-Smith. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alexander-Smith.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.

In the mouth of Santa Lucia Highlands is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 248 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Lucia Highlands, producing 560 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Lucia Highlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alexander-Smith

How Winery Alexander-Smith wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, old-fashioned pork roll or valencian paella - family recipe.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alexander-Smith. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alexander-Smith

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alexander-Smith.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alexander-Smith

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Lucia Highlands? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alexander-Smith.

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.

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The word of the wine: Sapid

Said of a wine rich in flavours.

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