Winery Buena VistaThe Assayer (Founder's Red)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Petit Verdot, the Valdiguié, the Zinfandel and the Merlot.
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 The Assayer (Founder's Red) from the Winery Buena Vista
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Assayer (Founder's Red) of Winery Buena Vista in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with The Assayer (Founder's Red)
Pairings that work perfectly with The Assayer (Founder's Red)
Original food and wine pairings with The Assayer (Founder's Red)
The The Assayer (Founder's Red) of Winery Buena Vista matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), lamb stew with melting peppers or sliced endives with ham.
Details and technical informations about Winery Buena Vista's The Assayer (Founder's Red).
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Assayer (Founder's Red) from Winery Buena Vista are 2014
Informations about the Winery Buena Vista
The Winery Buena Vista is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 144 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
Accessible, quality Californian mosaic north of San Francisco: signature Pinot Noir as king red on the cool side (Russian River, Sonoma Coast) — fine and silky with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and a spicy touch. Ample Chardonnay (apple, vanilla). Dense Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley (blackcurrant, cedar), spicy Zinfandel in Dry Creek (blackberry, pepper). 19 distinct AVAs, >60 grapes, foggy coast vs warm valleys.
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: N-D
Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.
