The Winery Charles Smith of Walla Walla Valley of Washington

Winery Charles Smith - The Velvet Devil Merlot
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

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 beef fashion, slippers with lamb or delicious veal stew.

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, spices or green bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of milk chocolate, baking spice or pipe tobacco. 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

The wine region of Walla Walla Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 225 estates and châteaux in the of Walla Walla Valley, producing 840 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Walla Walla Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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 spicy food such as recipes of traditional welsh dark beer, mussels spanish style or provencal bourride.

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, microbio or watermelon and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, baking spice or tar. 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 3.88/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 1981With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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 tuna, pepper and tomato quiche, spanish paella or potato and st. nectaire pie.

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
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With 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: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

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 north welsch, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

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

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Charles Smith

Planning a wine route in the of Walla Walla Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Charles Smith.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Charles Smith and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.