Winery Donelan - Cuvée Christine Syrah

Winery DonelanCuvée Christine Syrah

4.1
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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 region.
The Cuvée Christine Syrah of Winery Donelan is a red wine from the region of Sonoma County 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 game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cuvée Christine Syrah from the Winery Donelan

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Christine Syrah of Winery Donelan 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 Cuvée Christine Syrah of Winery Donelan in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Donelan's Cuvée Christine Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Corvinone

It has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, but in France it is hardly known. It should not be confused with corvina, another Italian grape variety that is very present in the same region, both of which are most often associated with rondinella and molinara.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Christine Syrah - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sonoma County wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée Christine Syrah from Winery Donelan are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009 and 2012.

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 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California
Find the Winery Donelan on Facebook and on Twitter

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

Top wine California
In the top 4000 of of United States wines
In the top 700 of of Sonoma County wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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