Winery Caraccioli CellarsPinot Noir
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Pinot Noir of the Winery Caraccioli Cellars is in the top 10 of wines of Santa Lucia Highlands.
Taste structure of the Pinot Noir from the Winery Caraccioli Cellars
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Noir of Winery Caraccioli Cellars in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Noir of Winery Caraccioli Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
The Pinot Noir of Winery Caraccioli Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, tunisian pasta or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Winery Caraccioli Cellars's Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Noir from Winery Caraccioli Cellars are 2008, 2016, 2015, 2010 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Caraccioli Cellars
The Winery Caraccioli Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands
Narrow AVA on the western slope of the Salinas Valley in Monterey (1992, ~5,000 ac): signature dominant Pinot Noir as king red (3,400 ac) — refined, taut reds with red fruits, silky and spicy, saline freshness. Chardonnay (2,100 ac) as a lively, mineral king white with notes of citrus and stone fruits. Syrah in warmer sheltered canyons, fleshy and peppery. Daily fogs from Monterey Bay lengthen the season, a premium fresh Burgundian and Rhone identity.
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: Reassembly
During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.
