Winery Chalk HillMalbec - Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
The Malbec - Petit Verdot of the Winery Chalk Hill is in the top 30 of wines of Sonoma County.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec - Petit Verdot of Winery Chalk Hill in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec - Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec - Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec - Petit Verdot
The Malbec - Petit Verdot of Winery Chalk Hill matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef luc lake, express chicken skewers with spices or fondue franc comtoise digeste 100 % comté.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chalk Hill's Malbec - Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Malbec - Petit Verdot from Winery Chalk Hill are 0
Informations about the Winery Chalk Hill
The Winery Chalk Hill is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma County
Accessible, quality Californian mosaic north of San Francisco: signature Pinot Noir as king red on the cool side (Russian River, Sonoma Coast) — fine and silky with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and a spicy touch. Ample Chardonnay (apple, vanilla). Dense Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley (blackcurrant, cedar), spicy Zinfandel in Dry Creek (blackberry, pepper). 19 distinct AVAs, >60 grapes, foggy coast vs warm valleys.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Juice
The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.
