Winery Carol SheltonRockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard)
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard) from the Winery Carol Shelton
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton 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 Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard)
Pairings that work perfectly with Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard)
Original food and wine pairings with Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard)
The Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, canned cassoulet or saddle of venison with fresh cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Carol Shelton's Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard).
Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt
Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah (Rockpile Vineyard) from Winery Carol Shelton are 2014, 0, 2009
Informations about the Winery Carol Shelton
The Winery Carol Shelton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
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.
