Winery Carlson VineyardsLaughing Cat Sweet Baby Red
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red of the Winery Carlson Vineyards is in the top 10 of wines of Grand Valley.
Food and wine pairings with Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red
Original food and wine pairings with Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red
The Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red of Winery Carlson Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo or venison stew to be prepared the day before.
Details and technical informations about Winery Carlson Vineyards's Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Laughing Cat Sweet Baby Red from Winery Carlson Vineyards are 2016, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Carlson Vineyards
The Winery Carlson Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Grand Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grand Valley
The wine region of Grand Valley is located in the region of Colorado of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Colterris or the Domaine Infinite Monkey Theorem produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grand Valley are Cabernet franc, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grand Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, pepper or non oak.
The wine region of Colorado
Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
