Winery Chalk HillCarménère

Red wine of Chalk Hill of California of United States

4.3

(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 Carménère of Winery Chalk Hill is a red wine from the region of Chalk Hill 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 veal.
The Carménère of the Winery Chalk Hill is in the top 40 of wines of Chalk Hill.

Taste structure of the Carménère from the Winery Chalk Hill

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Carménère of Winery Chalk Hill in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Spices

Food and wine pairings with Carménère

Pairings that work perfectly with Carménère

Original food and wine pairings with Carménère

Lamb

The Carménère of Winery Chalk Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb tagine with prunes or veal tagine with peas.

Details and technical informations about Winery Chalk Hill's Carménère.

Winery

Winery Chalk Hill

Winemaker

Jordan Fiorentini

Grape varieties

Carmenère

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.9°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

Informations about the Winery Chalk Hill

The winery offers 45 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

This winery is part of the Foley Family Wines.

It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Chalk Hill in the region of California

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The Winery Chalk Hill is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Chalk Hill to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 50000 of of United States wines

In the top 45 of of Chalk Hill wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Chalk Hill

The wine region of Chalk Hill is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Arnot-Roberts or the Domaine Calluna Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chalk Hill are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chalk Hill often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, almonds or honey and sometimes also flavors of grass, orange or flint.

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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