The Winery D.R. Stephens is one of the best wineries to follow in Napa Valley.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery D.R. Stephens wines in Napa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery D.R. Stephens 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 D.R. Stephens wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery D.R. Stephens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or stuffed duck or goose neck.
On the nose the red wine of Winery D.R. Stephens. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery D.R. Stephens. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
How Winery D.R. Stephens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tartiflette with smoked salmon, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or birthday cake.
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.
How Winery D.R. Stephens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lobster in court-bouillon, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or treviso and goat cheese pie.
On the nose the white wine of Winery D.R. Stephens. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery D.R. Stephens. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.
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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.
