Winery Chafen Family Vineyards - Estate Reserve Syrah

Winery Chafen Family VineyardsEstate Reserve Syrah

4.2
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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 Estate Reserve Syrah of Winery Chafen Family Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Calistoga of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Estate Reserve Syrah from the Winery Chafen Family Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Reserve Syrah of Winery Chafen Family Vineyards 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 Estate Reserve Syrah of Winery Chafen Family Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Chafen Family Vineyards's Estate Reserve Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Estate Reserve Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Estate Reserve Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Estate Reserve Syrah - 2010
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Estate Reserve Syrah - 2007
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Estate Reserve Syrah from Winery Chafen Family Vineyards are 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012

Informations about the Winery Chafen Family Vineyards

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California

The Winery Chafen Family Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 5000 of of Calistoga wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Calistoga

The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.


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: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.

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