The Winery Bernardus of Central Coast of California

Winery Bernardus - Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 93 of the estates of California.
It is located in Central Coast in the region of California

The Winery Bernardus is one of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bernardus wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Bernardus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bernardus

How Winery Bernardus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tanjia, roast veal orloff or boar in civet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bernardus

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bernardus. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, dark fruit or cola. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Bernardus. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bernardus

  • 2001With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.24/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Bernardus

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bernardus

How Winery Bernardus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, tuna pizza or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bernardus

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bernardus. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bernardus. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bernardus

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • 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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Bernardus

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Bernardus

How Winery Bernardus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lobster armorican style, ham and comté quiche or broccoli, goat cheese and roquefort quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Bernardus

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Bernardus. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Bernardus

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Bernardus.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Foxé

An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.

The top pink wines of Winery Bernardus

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bernardus

How Winery Bernardus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with onions, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or duck breast with pepper sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Bernardus.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bernardus

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Foxé

An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.