Winery Borjón - Los Portales Red

Winery BorjónLos Portales Red

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Los Portales Red of Winery Borjón is a red wine from the region of California Shenandoah Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Los Portales Red from the Winery Borjón

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Los Portales Red of Winery Borjón in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Los Portales Red of Winery Borjón in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Borjón's Los Portales Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Couston

Couston noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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. The Couston noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Los Portales Red - 2014
In the top 100 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Los Portales Red - 2013
In the top 100 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Los Portales Red - 2012
In the top 100 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Los Portales Red - 2011
In the top 100 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Los Portales Red from Winery Borjón are 2011, 2012, 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Borjón

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in California Shenandoah Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Borjón on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Borjón is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of California Shenandoah Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 15000 of of California Shenandoah Valley wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of California Shenandoah Valley

The wine region of California Shenandoah Valley is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine C. G. di Arie or the Domaine Easton produce mainly wines red, white and pink.


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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The word of the wine: Yeast

Micro-organisms at the base of all fermentative processes. A wide variety of yeasts live and thrive naturally in the vineyard, provided that treatments do not destroy them. Unfortunately, their replacement by laboratory-selected yeasts is often the order of the day and contributes to the standardization of the wine. Yeasts are indeed involved in the development of certain aromas.

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