Winery Chimney RockElevage Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Elevage Blanc of Winery Chimney Rock in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Elevage Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Elevage Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Elevage Blanc
The Elevage Blanc of Winery Chimney Rock matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of chinese fondue, fish curry à la reunion or quiche without pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chimney Rock's Elevage Blanc .
Discover the grape variety: Aramon gris
Light, pale and lightly coloured dry whites and rosés with a pale golden to salmon colour, an airy, low-alcohol palate, and discreet aromas of white flowers, light red fruits and neutral notes. Accessible easy-drinking profile. Nearly extinct today, surviving in a few Languedoc-Roussillon varietal conservatories for its heritage value. Grey-berried mutation of Aramon, the emblematic variety of the Languedoc vineyard at the end of the 19th century.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Elevage Blanc from Winery Chimney Rock are 2015, 2012, 2010, 2008 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Chimney Rock
The Winery Chimney Rock is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
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: Varietal wine
Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.
