The Winery Charles Smith of Walla Walla Valley of Washington | Winedexer

Winery Charles Smith
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Charles Smith.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Walla Walla Valley in the region of Washington
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The Winery Charles Smith is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Walla Walla Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Charles Smith wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Charles Smith

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

How Winery Charles Smith wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of stuffed peppers, oriental stew with couscous or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Charles Smith

On the nose the red wine of Winery Charles Smith. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Charles Smith. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Charles Smith

  • 2005With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 1990With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 1970With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1980With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Walla Walla Valley

Star of the American north-west straddling Washington and Oregon: signature Cabernet Sauvignon reigns in reds — structured and concentrated with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a touch of spice, firm tannins, great ageing potential. Racy, complex Syrah (blackberry, black olive, pepper, smoked meat), supple Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese complement. Long season (200 days), hot days and cool nights, loess soils. AVA (1984) within the Columbia Valley.

The top white wines of Winery Charles Smith

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

How Winery Charles Smith wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of endive frichti, curried mouclade à la charentaise or clopinettes in field dresses.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Charles Smith

On the nose the white wine of Winery Charles Smith. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Charles Smith. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Charles Smith

  • 2007With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Viognier

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Charles Smith

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Charles Smith

How Winery Charles Smith wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta gratin, thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or macaroni and cheese gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Charles Smith

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Charles Smith. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Charles Smith

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Charles Smith.

  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: Film maceration

A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Charles Smith

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Charles Smith

How Winery Charles Smith 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 with milk, brandade of cod from nimes or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Charles Smith

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Charles Smith. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Charles Smith

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Charles Smith.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.