Winery Cooper-GarrodTest Pilot Red Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Syrah.
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 Test Pilot Red Blend from the Winery Cooper-Garrod
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Test Pilot Red Blend of Winery Cooper-Garrod 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 Test Pilot Red Blend of Winery Cooper-Garrod 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.
Food and wine pairings with Test Pilot Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Test Pilot Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Test Pilot Red Blend
The Test Pilot Red Blend of Winery Cooper-Garrod matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, traditional tagine (morocco) or veal tagine with prunes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cooper-Garrod's Test Pilot Red Blend.
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
The best vintages of Test Pilot Red Blend from Winery Cooper-Garrod are 2010, 2011, 0, 2013
Informations about the Winery Cooper-Garrod
The Winery Cooper-Garrod is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains
The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.
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: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
