Winery Costa Azul - Reserve Pinot Noir

Winery Costa AzulReserve Pinot Noir

4.4
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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 region.
The Reserve Pinot Noir of Winery Costa Azul is a red wine from the region of Santa Lucia Highlands of California.
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 Reserve Pinot Noir from the Winery Costa Azul

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Pinot Noir of Winery Costa Azul in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Costa Azul's Reserve Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Reserve Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Reserve Pinot Noir from Winery Costa Azul are 2016

Informations about the Winery Costa Azul

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Costa Azul is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 35000 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.


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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