Winery DarioushLate Harvest Shahpar
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Late Harvest Shahpar of Winery Darioush in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Shahpar
Pairings that work perfectly with Late Harvest Shahpar
Original food and wine pairings with Late Harvest Shahpar
The Late Harvest Shahpar of Winery Darioush matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon cannelloni, carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe... or quick chocolate fudge cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Darioush's Late Harvest Shahpar.
Discover the grape variety: Ugni
Simple, lively and crisp whites with a pale golden colour, a light palate with pronounced acidity and discreet aromas of citrus (lemon) and white flowers. Productive and high in acid. Ugni Blanc is mainly grown in Charente and Gascony for the production of Cognac and Armagnac, defining the aromatic identity of French brandies (rancio notes with ageing). Family of Italian grape varieties (Trebbiano) grown in France for distillation.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Late Harvest Shahpar from Winery Darioush are 2010, 2007, 2011, 0 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Darioush
The Winery Darioush is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 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: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
