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 thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), ham and comté quiche or goat cheese dumplings.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bernardus's Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Ciliegiolo
Supple and moreish reds with a deep ruby colour, melted tannins and a round palate, on intense aromas of ripe red cherry (hence its name, ciliegio = cherry tree), raspberry, plum, violet and sweet spices. Fresh acidity, best drunk young or for short ageing. Vinified as a single variety in Maremma Toscana DOC, Lazio and Umbria, and blended with Sangiovese (of which it may be the genetic parent). Native Tuscan Italian variety.
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
Central AVA of Salinas Valley in Monterey (California): Chardonnay flagship white dominant (one of the largest US plantings) — lively and mineral with citrus and white fruits notes, bursting acidity. Aromatic Alsatian Riesling and Gewürztraminer on the long cool season. Floral Sauvignon Musqué recent. Taut Pinot Noir on maritime climate, Bordeaux Cabernet and Merlot on warm pockets.
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: Cooked wine
In Provence, wine made from must cooked and reduced over a wood fire, traditionally consumed at Christmas time with the thirteen desserts.
