Winery Chafen Family VineyardsEstate Reserve Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Reserve Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Reserve Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Reserve Grenache
The Estate Reserve Grenache of Winery Chafen Family Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Details and technical informations about Winery Chafen Family Vineyards's Estate Reserve Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Reserve Grenache from Winery Chafen Family Vineyards are 2015, 0
Informations about the Winery Chafen Family Vineyards
The Winery Chafen Family Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Mendocino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino
The wine region of Mendocino is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Las Jaras Wines or the Domaine Anthill Farms produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mendocino are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mendocino often reveals types of flavors of cherry, butter or guava and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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: Retrieved from
Wine that has lost its aromatic potential after prolonged aeration.
