The Domaine Carneros of Los Carneros of California

Domaine Carneros
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of California.
It is located in Los Carneros in the region of California

The Domaine Carneros is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 44 wines for sale in of Los Carneros to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Carneros wines

Looking for the best Domaine Carneros wines in Los Carneros among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Carneros wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine Carneros wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Carneros

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Carneros

How Domaine Carneros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese, hummus (chickpea puree) or fish casserole with small vegetables, chives and paprika.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine Carneros

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine Carneros. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine Carneros. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine Carneros

  • 2000With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Carneros.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier

Discovering the wine region of Los Carneros

The wine region of Los Carneros is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. We currently count 464 estates and châteaux in the of Los Carneros, producing 1152 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Los Carneros go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Domaine Carneros

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Carneros

How Domaine Carneros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, veal breast with new vegetables or cassoulet of yesteryear.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Carneros

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Carneros. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Carneros. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Carneros

  • 2005With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.31/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.21/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Carneros.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Pinot Meunier

Vinified almost exclusively as a base for Champagne AOC, where it brings freshness, fruitiness and immediate roundness to blends (apple, pear, red fruit, brioche notes); it is the most approachable young of the three Champagne varieties. Represents about one third of plantings, the absolute signature of the Vallée de la Marne. Also vinified as single varietal by some growers (blanc-de-noirs meunier champagnes). A cottony-leaved mutation of Pinot Noir, autochthonous to Champagne.

The top pink wines of Domaine Carneros

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Carneros

How Domaine Carneros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with pepper sauce, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine Carneros

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine Carneros. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Carneros

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Carneros.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Fleshed out

A full-bodied, tasty and fleshy wine, with velvety and smooth tannins.

The top white wines of Domaine Carneros

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Carneros

How Domaine Carneros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of boeuf en daube, tuna and mozzarella pie or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Carneros

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Carneros. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Carneros. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Carneros

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Carneros.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Round, supple whites with a soft palate, showing discreet aromas of apple, pear, fresh almond, white flowers and brioche notes. Moderate acidity, light finish. Star of Crémant d'Alsace (fine, taut sparkling) and base of Edelzwicker. Grown in Germany (Weissburgunder, Baden-Württemberg), northern Italy (Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige), Austria and Luxembourg. A white mutation of Pinot Noir.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Carneros

Planning a wine route in the of Los Carneros? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Carneros.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.