Winery Charles KrugYountville Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
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 game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Charles Krug
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Charles Krug in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Charles Krug in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon
The Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Charles Krug matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, sauté of lamb with curry or venison stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Krug's Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Charles Krug are 2010, 2011, 2009, 0 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Charles Krug
The Winery Charles Krug is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Yountville to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yountville
The wine region of Yountville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grgich Hills or the Domaine Grgich Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yountville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yountville often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, boysenberries or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, tobacco or black cherries.
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: Erinosis
Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.
