The Winery Charles Krug of St. Helena of California

Winery Charles Krug
The winery offers 57 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the C. Mondavi & Family.
It is ranked in the top 80 of the estates of California.
It is located in St. Helena in the region of California
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The Winery Charles Krug is one of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in of St. Helena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Charles Krug Estate is one of the oldest and most renowned winemaking institutions in St. Helena, in the picturesque region of Napa Valley, California, in the United States. Founded in 1861 by the German Charles Krug, this Estate is recognized as the oldest winery in Napa Valley. Highly appreciated for its significant contribution to the American wine industry, the estate was listed in 1944 among the founding members of Napa Valley Vintners. The Charles Krug Estate spans about 850 acres of vineyard land, in the St. Helena region and in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. It owns several certified sustainable vineyards, in which a wide variety of grape varieties are grown, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, to name just a few. The estate is renowned for its quality wines. It was notably the first to offer a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wine in 1944. Today, thanks to innovative and environmentally friendly winemaking practices, the estate continues to produce some of the most attractive and sought-after wines in the region. The wine production facilities at the Charles Krug Estate are just as impressive as the vineyards themselves. The estate has a restored vintage cellar dating from 1881, a press equipped with the latest technology, and an elegant tasting room. Furthermore, the estate recently opened the famous "Cucina di Rosa", a pizza counter that pays tribute to Rosa Mondavi, the matriarch of the family who took over the estate in the 1940s. The experience offered by the Charles Krug Estate is undoubtedly immersive, combining centuries-old wine history, natural beauty, and oenological excellence.

Top Winery Charles Krug wines

Looking for the best Winery Charles Krug wines in St. Helena among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Charles Krug 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 Charles Krug wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Charles Krug

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Charles Krug

How Winery Charles Krug wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, lamb chops with figs and honey or saltimbocca alla romana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Charles Krug

On the nose the red wine of Winery Charles Krug. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Charles Krug. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Charles Krug

  • 1974With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.13/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Charles Krug.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of St. Helena

The wine region of St. Helena is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Crane Assembly or the Domaine Del Dotto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.

Helena are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of St. Helena often reveals types of flavors of non oak, black raspberry or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of lime, apples or citrus. In the mouth of St.

Helena is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of St. Helena, producing 315 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of St.

The top white wines of Winery Charles Krug

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Charles Krug

How Winery Charles Krug wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, sliced tuna with tomato sauce or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Charles Krug

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Charles Krug

  • 2008With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.81/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Charles Krug.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

The top sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Charles Krug

How Winery Charles Krug wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, lamb with vermicelli or potato and goat cheese gratin.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug.

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Charles Krug

How Winery Charles Krug wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, lamb stew with melting peppers or zucchini and carrot gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Charles Krug. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.36/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Charles Krug.

  • Zinfandel

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

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