The Winery Franciscan of St. Helena of California

Winery Franciscan
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is ranked in the top 207 of the estates of California.
It is located in St. Helena in the region of California

The Winery Franciscan is one of the best wineries to follow in St. Helena.. It offers 44 wines for sale in of St. Helena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Franciscan wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Franciscan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Franciscan

How Winery Franciscan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, imene's tunisian ojja or veal liver in vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Franciscan

On the nose the red wine of Winery Franciscan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or stone and sometimes also flavors of toasty, red plum or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Franciscan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Franciscan

  • 1997With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.06/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Zinfandel
  • Petit Verdot
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of St. Helena

The wine region of St. Helena is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Crane Assembly or the Domaine Del Dotto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.

Helena are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of St. Helena often reveals types of flavors of non oak, black raspberry or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of lime, apples or citrus. In the mouth of St.

Helena is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of St. Helena, producing 315 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of St.

The top white wines of Winery Franciscan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Franciscan

How Winery Franciscan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of caramelized pork ribs, baeckeoffe with fish or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Franciscan

On the nose the white wine of Winery Franciscan. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tree fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of straw, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Franciscan. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Franciscan

  • 2011With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Zinfandel
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Tinto cão

- Origin : Most certainly from the north of Portugal, it is a very old grape variety, present for a very long time in the Douro Valley where it is very often associated with other grape varieties to produce the famous Port. It can also be found in the United States (California, etc.), Australia, Spain, Mexico, etc.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Franciscan

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Franciscan

How Winery Franciscan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of tournedos rossini, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or spanish paella.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Franciscan

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Franciscan.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Petite Sirah
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinto Cao

The word of the wine: Maturation

Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.

The top pink wines of Winery Franciscan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Franciscan

How Winery Franciscan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), ramadan berber soup (harira) or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Franciscan

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Franciscan. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Franciscan

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Franciscan

Planning a wine route in the of St. Helena? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Franciscan.

Discover the grape variety: Tinta Roriz

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The word of the wine: Maturation

Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.