Deeply coloured, simple fruity reds with a sustained purple colour, soft tannins and an airy palate with moderate acidity, showing aromas of red and black fruits. Productive. Grown in small quantities in southern France for IGP wines, used in southern blends and part of the modern intraspecific hybrids intended for accessible table wine production. French black variety obtained in 1956 by complex crossing.

Informations about the Winery deLorimier

The winery offers 75 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 60 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

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The Winery deLorimier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 69 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 100000 of of United States wines

In the top 400 of of Alexander Valley wines

In the top 400000 of red wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.

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: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).