The Winery Caraccioli Cellars of Santa Lucia Highlands of California

Winery Caraccioli Cellars
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 12 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California
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The Winery Caraccioli Cellars is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Caraccioli Cellars wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

How Winery Caraccioli Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of tagliatelle with scallops, brioche shuttles or cod in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

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 white wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

How Winery Caraccioli Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

  • 2017With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top red wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

How Winery Caraccioli Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, chicken supreme with morels or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

The top pink wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

How Winery Caraccioli Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken supreme with morels, meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery) or duck aiguillettes with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Caraccioli Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Caraccioli Cellars.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Caraccioli Cellars

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 Winery Caraccioli Cellars.

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The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.