Winery Carol Shelton - Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard)

Winery Carol SheltonWild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard)

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton is a white wine from the region of Placer County of California.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) from the Winery Carol Shelton

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) of Winery Carol Shelton in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Carol Shelton's Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard).

Winemaker
Carol Shelton
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.7°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) - 2018
In the top 100 of of Placer County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Placer County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Placer County wines
Average rating: 411110
Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Placer County wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) - 0
In the top 100 of of Placer County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Wild Thing Viognier (Damiano Vineyard) from Winery Carol Shelton are 2016, 2017, 0, 2018 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Carol Shelton

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Placer County in the region of California
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The Winery Carol Shelton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Placer County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 20000 of of Placer County wines
In the top 80000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Placer County

The wine region of Placer County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pruett or the Domaine Secret Ravine produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Placer County are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Placer County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.


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: Passerillage

Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.

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