Clos du BoisSonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane
Red wine
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 veal.
Taste structure of the Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane from the Clos du Bois
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane of Clos du Bois 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 Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane of Clos du Bois in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane
Pairings that work perfectly with Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane
Original food and wine pairings with Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane
The Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane of Clos du Bois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of steak tartare, pumpkin parmentier hash or pork chops with veal stock sauce.
Details and technical informations about Clos du Bois's Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane.
Discover the grape variety: Boskoop glory
It is said to be a natural interspecific cross between a vitis vinifera and a vitis labrusca, the isabelle variety being a better known example. It was discovered by Gérard Van Tol Boskoop and imported into Germany by Günter Pfeiffer. It can also be found in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, where it is commonly grown in greenhouses. We noted that the schuyler looks somewhat like the Boskoop glory even if the origins, each time put forward, are quite different, to be followed!
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sonoma Reserve Old Vine Carignane from Clos du Bois are 2014, 2015, 2013, 0 and 2012.
Informations about the Clos du Bois
The Clos du Bois is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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.
The word of the wine: Arching
A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.
