Winery FoxenErnesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chenin Blanc.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc from the Winery Foxen
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc of Winery Foxen in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc of Winery Foxen in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc
The Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc of Winery Foxen matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of three ways to prepare chinese noodles, haddock with curry cream or monkfish with cream sauce and baked potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Foxen's Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard Old Vines Chenin Blanc from Winery Foxen are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Foxen
The Winery Foxen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.
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: Stirring (champagne)
Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.
