The Winery Bonterra of Mendocino County of California

Winery Bonterra - Zinfandel
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Concha y Toro.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of California.
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California

The Winery Bonterra is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bonterra wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Bonterra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bonterra

How Winery Bonterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of barbecue burger, quick couscous or pierogi ruskie (with cheese).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bonterra

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bonterra. often reveals types of flavors of cream, gooseberry or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of caramel, raisin or stone. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Bonterra. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bonterra

  • 2007With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1970With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 1966With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.77/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Grenache
  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Bonterra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bonterra

How Winery Bonterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, homemade cookies or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bonterra

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bonterra

  • 1966With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Bonterra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bonterra

How Winery Bonterra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or very soft beef bourguignon.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Bonterra

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Bonterra. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Bonterra

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese
  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Courgée

Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bonterra

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Bonterra and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

The word of the wine: Courgée

Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).