Winery Desparada - Sackcloth & Ashes

Winery DesparadaSackcloth & Ashes

4.2
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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 Sackcloth & Ashes of Winery Desparada is a red wine from the region of California.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Merlot.
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 Sackcloth & Ashes from the Winery Desparada

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sackcloth & Ashes of Winery Desparada 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 Sackcloth & Ashes of Winery Desparada 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Desparada's Sackcloth & Ashes.

Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Sackcloth & Ashes - 2018
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sackcloth & Ashes - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sackcloth & Ashes - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sackcloth & Ashes - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 411110
Sackcloth & Ashes - 2014
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sackcloth & Ashes - 2013
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Sackcloth & Ashes from Winery Desparada are 2018, 2017, 2013, 2016 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Desparada

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie
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The Winery Desparada is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of California wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

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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The word of the wine: Burgundy piece

228-litre barrel.

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