Winery Chalone VineyardEstate Pinot Noir
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Pinot Noir.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Estate Pinot Noir of the Winery Chalone Vineyard is in the top 5 of wines of Chalone.
Taste structure of the Estate Pinot Noir from the Winery Chalone Vineyard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Estate Pinot Noir of Winery Chalone Vineyard in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Estate Pinot Noir of Winery Chalone Vineyard in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Pinot Noir
The Estate Pinot Noir of Winery Chalone Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, chicken with rice for cookeo robot or rabbit in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chalone Vineyard's Estate Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estate Pinot Noir from Winery Chalone Vineyard are 2005, 2014, 2013, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Chalone Vineyard
The Winery Chalone Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Chalone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chalone
First AVA of Monterey County (1982), 8,640 acres at 1,800 ft in the Gabilan Mountains: California's only AVA on Burgundy-comparable limestone. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir signature varieties (~100 acres each) — Chardonnay with stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted hazelnut, wet stone minerality and saline chalky texture from limestone. Elegant structured Pinot Noir. Decomposed granite, 50°F thermal amplitude, 12-14 in rainfall, rare mineral identity.
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: Second wine
In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".
