Winery Donelan - Cushing's Block Pinot Noir

Winery DonelanCushing's Block Pinot Noir

4.5
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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 world.
The Cushing's Block Pinot Noir of Winery Donelan is a red wine from the region of Bennett Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Cushing's Block Pinot Noir from the Winery Donelan

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cushing's Block Pinot Noir of Winery Donelan in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cushing's Block Pinot Noir of Winery Donelan in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Donelan's Cushing's Block Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Cushing's Block Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 100 of of Bennett Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cushing's Block Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 100 of of Bennett Valley wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5

The best vintages of Cushing's Block Pinot Noir from Winery Donelan are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Donelan

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bennett Valley in the region of California
Find the Winery Donelan on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Donelan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Bennett Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 3000 of of Bennett Valley wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Bennett Valley

The wine region of Bennett Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Flanagan or the Domaine Morlet Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bennett Valley are Pinot noir, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bennett Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.


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: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

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