Winery BernardusLate Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, shellfish or goat cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Bernardus in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth.
Food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
The Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Bernardus matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of periwinkles - the perfect cook!, zucchini quiche or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bernardus's Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Bernardus are 2012, 2009, 0, 2011 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Bernardus
The Winery Bernardus is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Arroyo Seco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Arroyo Seco
The wine region of Arroyo Seco is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Kendall-Jackson produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arroyo Seco are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arroyo Seco often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tree fruit or perfume and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, hay or honey.
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: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
