Winery Alexander Valley VineyardsAlexander School Reserve Alluvia
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Alexander School Reserve Alluvia from the Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alexander School Reserve Alluvia of Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alexander School Reserve Alluvia of Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alexander School Reserve Alluvia
Pairings that work perfectly with Alexander School Reserve Alluvia
Original food and wine pairings with Alexander School Reserve Alluvia
The Alexander School Reserve Alluvia of Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, couscous merguez or lisbon veal sauté.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards's Alexander School Reserve Alluvia.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alexander School Reserve Alluvia from Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards are 2010, 2012, 0, 2011
Informations about the Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards
The Winery Alexander Valley Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
