Winery El Molino - Pinot Noir

Winery El MolinoPinot 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 Pinot Noir of Winery El Molino is a red wine from the region of Rutherford 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.
The Pinot Noir of the Winery El Molino is in the top 30 of wines of Rutherford.

Taste structure of the Pinot Noir from the Winery El Molino

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinot Noir of Winery El Molino in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinot Noir of Winery El Molino in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery El Molino's Pinot Noir.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
114.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Pinot Noir - 2013
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pinot Noir - 2012
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pinot Noir - 2010
In the top 30 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Pinot Noir from Winery El Molino are 2004, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery El Molino

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California
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The Winery El Molino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 600 of of United States wines
In the top 35 of of Rutherford wines
In the top 1500 of red wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.


The wine region of California

Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).

The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.

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