Winery Checkerboard Vineyards - Impetuous

Winery Checkerboard VineyardsImpetuous

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Impetuous of Winery Checkerboard Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Calistoga of California.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
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 Impetuous from the Winery Checkerboard Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Impetuous of Winery Checkerboard Vineyards 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 Impetuous of Winery Checkerboard Vineyards in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Checkerboard Vineyards's Impetuous.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.3°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Impetuous - 2017
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Impetuous - 2016
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Impetuous - 2015
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Impetuous - 2014
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Impetuous - 2013
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Impetuous - 2012
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Impetuous - 2011
In the top 100 of of Calistoga wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Impetuous from Winery Checkerboard Vineyards are 2017, 2016, 2013, 2015 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Checkerboard Vineyards

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California

The Winery Checkerboard Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2000 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of Calistoga wines
In the top 4500 of red wines
In the top 5500 wines of the world

The wine region of Calistoga

The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Liquid

Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).

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