Winery FairWindsReserve Carménère
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Carménère
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Carménère
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Carménère
The Reserve Carménère of Winery FairWinds matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of roast beef with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Winery FairWinds's Reserve Carménère.
Discover the grape variety: Carmenère
Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Carménère from Winery FairWinds are 2014, 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery FairWinds
The Winery FairWinds is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calistoga
The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.
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: Severe
Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.
