Winery Big BasinHomestead Block Roussanne
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Homestead Block Roussanne of the Winery Big Basin is in the top 20 of wines of Santa Cruz Mountains.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Homestead Block Roussanne of Winery Big Basin in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Big Basin's Homestead Block Roussanne.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Homestead Block Roussanne from Winery Big Basin are 2014, 2015
Informations about the Winery Big Basin
The Winery Big Basin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.
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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