Winery Cameron HughesLot 17 Barbera
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Lot 17 Barbera
Pairings that work perfectly with Lot 17 Barbera
Original food and wine pairings with Lot 17 Barbera
The Lot 17 Barbera of Winery Cameron Hughes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mushrooms such as recipes of cornish pasties, duck breast with orange sauce or pork roulades with cream and mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cameron Hughes's Lot 17 Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge
Structured, wild reds with a sustained ruby robe, firm tannins and fresh alpine acidity, with aromas of red fruit (cherry, raspberry), violet, garrigue, spice, dried herbs and characteristic animal notes. Dense palate, fine ageing potential. Star of the great Valais reds on the sun-drenched slopes of the Swiss Rhône (Sierre, Salquenen, Chamoson). Autochthonous Aosta Valley variety, identical to Cornalin d'Aoste in Italy, with no genetic link to Humagne Blanche.
Informations about the Winery Cameron Hughes
The Winery Cameron Hughes is one of wineries to follow in Sierra Foothills.. It offers 699 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sierra Foothills
Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.
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: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
