Winery Castoro Cellars - Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane

Winery Castoro CellarsWhale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane of Winery Castoro Cellars is a red wine from the region of Paso Robles of California.
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane of Winery Castoro 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 Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane

Pairings that work perfectly with Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane

Original food and wine pairings with Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane

The Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane of Winery Castoro Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of kig ar farz breton or chicken fajitas.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castoro Cellars's Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane.

Winemaker
Tom Myers
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Souvignier gris

Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner obtained in 1983 by Norbert Becker in Freiburg (Germany). A resistance gene has been identified to oidium, no gene to mildew. It can be found in Germany, but also in Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, ... and in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane - 2017
In the top 100 of of Paso Robles wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane - 2015
In the top 100 of of Paso Robles wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane - 2014
In the top 100 of of Paso Robles wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane - 2013
In the top 100 of of Paso Robles wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Whale Rock Vineyard Reserve Carignane from Winery Castoro Cellars are 2017, 2013, 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Castoro Cellars

The winery offers 107 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paso Robles in the region of California
Find the Winery Castoro Cellars on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Castoro Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 94 wines for sale in the of Paso Robles to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 700 of of Paso Robles wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
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The wine region of Paso Robles

The wine region of Paso Robles is located in the region of San Luis Obispo County of California of United States. We currently count 940 estates and châteaux in the of Paso Robles, producing 3510 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Paso Robles 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.

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The word of the wine: Melchior

Bottle with a capacity of 18 litres.

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