The Chateau Davell of El Dorado of California

Chateau Davell - Charlotte Cuvee Imperiale Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Cabernet Franc
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of California.
It is located in El Dorado in the region of California

The Chateau Davell is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of El Dorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau Davell wines

Looking for the best Chateau Davell wines in El Dorado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Davell 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 Chateau Davell wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Chateau Davell

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Davell

How Chateau Davell wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, irish stew with beer or kig ha farz (breton stew).

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau Davell.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of El Dorado

The wine region of El Dorado is located in the region of El Dorado County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rombauer Vineyards or the Domaine Withers produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of El Dorado are Mourvèdre, Zinfandel and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of El Dorado often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pomegranate or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of stone, cinnamon or anise.

In the mouth of El Dorado is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 86 estates and châteaux in the of El Dorado, producing 342 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of El Dorado go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau Davell

Planning a wine route in the of El Dorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Davell.

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.

News about Chateau Davell and wines from the region

Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

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Burge is back in Krondorf winery – for the third time

The Krondorf facility is where Burge’s enigmatic wine empire began in 1978, when he created the successful Krondorf Wines label in partnership with the late Ian Wilson. After selling the Krondorf brand to Mildara Blass Wines, he bought the winery site to establish Grant Burge Wines in 1988, a label that grew to produce 750,000 dozen wines a year and turn over $70m. Grant Burge Wines is a brand now owned by Accolade Wines, having been sold by Burge and his wife Helen in January 2015 [announcement ...

Concern that wine prices may rise amid cost pressures

Inflation and higher costs have led to questions in the UK and US in recent weeks about how much the trade can absorb before wine prices increase. Despite a recent freeze on duty tax, the UK Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said it is concerned wine prices may rise in 2022 due to myriad factors, including higher costs, inflation and supply chain issues. The trade body sent a letter to government signed by 49 UK wine and spirits businesses last month, warning that ‘rising cost ...

The word of the wine: Jeroboam

Bottle with a capacity of 5 litres.

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