The Winery Franciscan of St. Helena of California

Winery Franciscan - Napa Valley Merlot
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 fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or dafina.

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 roast pork with mustard and honey, barbecued mackerel papillotes or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

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: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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 monkfish tagine, slow-cooked veal roast or white cabbage with bacon.

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: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

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 roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or hawaiian pizza.

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: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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: 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.

News about Winery Franciscan and wines from the region

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.