The Cambiata Winery of Santa Lucia Highlands of California

Cambiata Winery
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

The Cambiata Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cambiata Winery wines

Looking for the best Cambiata Winery wines in Santa Lucia Highlands among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cambiata Winery 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 Cambiata Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Cambiata Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cambiata Winery

How Cambiata Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of baked dumplings, salmon koulibiac or traditional tunisian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cambiata Winery

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Cambiata Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5

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

  • Albariño
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.

In the mouth of Santa Lucia Highlands is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 248 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Lucia Highlands, producing 560 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Lucia Highlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Cambiata Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cambiata Winery

How Cambiata Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, tripe in the style of caen or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cambiata Winery

On the nose the red wine of Cambiata Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Cambiata Winery. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cambiata Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Tannat

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cambiata Winery

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Lucia Highlands? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cambiata Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Cambiata Winery and wines from the region

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Rancio

Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).