The Winery Challis Lane of California

Winery Challis Lane
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Challis Lane is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Challis Lane wines

Looking for the best Winery Challis Lane wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Challis Lane wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Challis Lane wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Challis Lane

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Challis Lane

How Winery Challis Lane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of korean bibimbap, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Challis Lane

On the nose the red wine of Winery Challis Lane. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Challis Lane. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Challis Lane

  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.43/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Challis Lane.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering 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.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top white wines of Winery Challis Lane

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Challis Lane

How Winery Challis Lane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cabbage casserole, cod brandade without potatoes or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Challis Lane

On the nose the white wine of Winery Challis Lane. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Challis Lane. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Challis Lane

  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Challis Lane.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top pink wines of Winery Challis Lane

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Challis Lane

How Winery Challis Lane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Challis Lane

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Challis Lane. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Challis Lane

  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.30/5

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.