Winery ContradaPinot Noir
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Pinot Noir from the Winery Contrada
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Noir of Winery Contrada in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir
The Pinot Noir of Winery Contrada matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, italian veal roulade or my mother's rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Contrada's Pinot Noir.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Noir from Winery Contrada are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Contrada
The Winery Contrada is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Sonoma Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sonoma Coast
The wine region of Sonoma Coast is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 625 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Coast, producing 1515 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma Coast 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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
