Winery Benziger - Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek

Winery BenzigerStone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek of Winery Benziger is a red wine from the region of Sonoma Valley of California.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
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 Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek from the Winery Benziger

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek of Winery Benziger 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 Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek of Winery Benziger 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Benziger's Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Stone Farm Vineyard Calabazas Creek from Winery Benziger are 2016, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Benziger

The winery offers 96 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the The Wine Group.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma Valley in the region of California

The Winery Benziger is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Sonoma Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 5500 of of United States wines
In the top 4000 of of Sonoma Valley wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma Valley

The wine region of Sonoma Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Valley, producing 950 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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.

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The word of the wine: Bitter (flavor)

A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.

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