Domaine CarnerosPinot Clair
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Clair of Domaine Carneros in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Clair
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Clair
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Clair
The Pinot Clair of Domaine Carneros matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flights in the wind à la provençale, light stuffed tomatoes or cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Carneros's Pinot Clair.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Clair from Domaine Carneros are 2010, 0, 2012
Informations about the Domaine Carneros
The Domaine Carneros is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Los Carneros to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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: Casting
Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.
