Winery Cameron HughesLot 477 Field Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Petit Verdot, the Tempranillo and the Zinfandel.
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 Lot 477 Field Blend from the Winery Cameron Hughes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lot 477 Field Blend of Winery Cameron Hughes 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 Lot 477 Field Blend of Winery Cameron Hughes in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, pepper or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lot 477 Field Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Lot 477 Field Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Lot 477 Field Blend
The Lot 477 Field Blend of Winery Cameron Hughes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or mouse of lamb with thyme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cameron Hughes's Lot 477 Field Blend.
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 Lot 477 Field Blend from Winery Cameron Hughes are 2012
Informations about the Winery Cameron Hughes
The Winery Cameron Hughes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 699 wines for sale in the of Lodi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lodi
Self-proclaimed world capital of Zinfandel (>40% of premium Californian production): old-vine red king (plantings from 1888) — opulent and jammy with notes of blackberry, plum, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and a tobacco touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo, Albariño, Barbera and Primitivo in the palette (>100 grapes). Viognier and Chardonnay in whites. Central Californian AVA (1986) east of the bay, Mediterranean climate tempered by the delta.
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: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.
