Winery BecquetHeritage
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The Heritage of the Winery Becquet is in the top 0 of wines of Lodi.
Details and technical informations about Winery Becquet's Heritage.
Discover the grape variety: Pirobella
Simple, light fruity reds with a lightly coloured clear ruby robe, supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, featuring undemonstrative aromas of red fruits. Rustic, discreet profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections for its heritage value, it is an ancient variety whose commercial spread has virtually disappeared, studied for its genetic interest. Rare, poorly documented black variety grown in confidential quantities.
Informations about the Winery Becquet
The Winery Becquet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
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: BSA
Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.
