Winery Ballentine VineyardsPocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Taste structure of the Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Winery Ballentine Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine 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 Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc
The Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc of Winery Ballentine Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, chicken in red wine or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ballentine Vineyards's Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pocai Vineyard Cabernet Franc from Winery Ballentine Vineyards are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2010 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Ballentine Vineyards
The Winery Ballentine Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calistoga
The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.
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: Paste
Characteristic of a thick and heavy wine with sticky tannins.
