Tower 15 Winery - Dornfelder

Tower 15 WineryDornfelder

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Dornfelder of Tower 15 Winery is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
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 Dornfelder from the Tower 15 Winery

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dornfelder of Tower 15 Winery 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 Dornfelder of Tower 15 Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, floral.

Details and technical informations about Tower 15 Winery's Dornfelder.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Dornfelder - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Dornfelder - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Dornfelder from Tower 15 Winery are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Tower 15 Winery

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Tower 15 Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 50000 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


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: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.

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