The Winery Altra of Rutherford of California

Winery Altra
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 312 of the estates of California.
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Altra is one of the best wineries to follow in Rutherford.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Altra wines

Looking for the best Winery Altra wines in Rutherford among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Altra 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 Altra wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Altra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Altra

How Winery Altra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, lamb tagine with honey and onions or duck legs with honey and orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Altra

On the nose the red wine of Winery Altra. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Altra. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Altra

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Altra.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.

In the mouth of Rutherford is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherford, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherford go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Altra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Altra

How Winery Altra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or treviso and goat cheese pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Altra

On the nose the white wine of Winery Altra. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Altra.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Altra

Planning a wine route in the of Rutherford? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Altra.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Altra and wines from the region

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The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

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The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

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The word of the wine: Severe

Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.