The Winery Highway 12 of Sonoma County of California

Winery Highway 12
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3250 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California
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The Winery Highway 12 is one of the best wineries to follow in Sonoma County.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Highway 12 wines

Looking for the best Winery Highway 12 wines in Sonoma County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Highway 12 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 Winery Highway 12 wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Highway 12

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Highway 12

How Winery Highway 12 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, lamb kebab or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Highway 12

On the nose the red wine of Winery Highway 12. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Highway 12. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Highway 12

  • 2004With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Highway 12.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma County

Accessible, quality Californian mosaic north of San Francisco: signature Pinot Noir as king red on the cool side (Russian River, Sonoma Coast) — fine and silky with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and a spicy touch. Ample Chardonnay (apple, vanilla). Dense Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley (blackcurrant, cedar), spicy Zinfandel in Dry Creek (blackberry, pepper). 19 distinct AVAs, >60 grapes, foggy coast vs warm valleys.

Napa's rival.

The top white wines of Winery Highway 12

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Highway 12

How Winery Highway 12 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole, niçoise salad or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Highway 12

On the nose the white wine of Winery Highway 12. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Highway 12. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Highway 12

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Highway 12.

  • Chardonnay
  • Fumé Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Fumé Blanc

Structured, aromatic dry whites oak-aged, with a golden robe, an ample, oaky palate and preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), white flowers and vanilla, toasty, smoky oak notes. Grown in California (Napa, Sonoma), South Africa and Australia. Commercial name for Sauvignon Blanc popularised by Robert Mondavi in the 1960s for barrel-fermented styles.

The top pink wines of Winery Highway 12

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Highway 12

How Winery Highway 12 wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch (meat in a pot), grandma's chicken casserole or rabbit with basquaise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Highway 12

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Highway 12. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Highway 12

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Highway 12.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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Planning a wine route in the of Sonoma County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Highway 12.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.