The Winery Enkidu of Sonoma County of California

Winery Enkidu
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 1066 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California
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The Winery Enkidu is one of the best wineries to follow in Sonoma County.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Enkidu wines

Looking for the best Winery Enkidu wines in Sonoma County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Enkidu 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 Enkidu wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Enkidu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Enkidu

How Winery Enkidu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, tuna pizza or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Enkidu

On the nose the white wine of Winery Enkidu. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Enkidu. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Enkidu

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Enkidu.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discovering 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 top red wines of Winery Enkidu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Enkidu

How Winery Enkidu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, lamb chops marinated with herbs or roast duck with cider sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Enkidu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Enkidu. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, earth or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Enkidu. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Enkidu

  • 2007With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Enkidu.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petite Sirah
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Winery Enkidu

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Enkidu

How Winery Enkidu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb with ginger honey or chicken curry samoussas.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Enkidu

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Enkidu.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Vatting

After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.

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Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

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