Winery Alexandria NicoleMr. Big Petite Sirah
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Mr. Big Petite Sirah of Winery Alexandria Nicole in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Mr. Big Petite Sirah
Pairings that work perfectly with Mr. Big Petite Sirah
Original food and wine pairings with Mr. Big Petite Sirah
The Mr. Big Petite Sirah of Winery Alexandria Nicole matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of chinese fondue, my mother's rabbit or chicken colombo (west indies).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alexandria Nicole's Mr. Big Petite Sirah.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mr. Big Petite Sirah from Winery Alexandria Nicole are 2012, 2015, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Alexandria Nicole
The Winery Alexandria Nicole is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills
The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.
The wine region of Washington
Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.
The word of the wine: Smoked
Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.
