Winery Gemstone - Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Gemstone Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

4.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Gemstone is a red wine from the region of Yountville of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Gemstone is in the top 30 of wines of Yountville.

Taste structure of the Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Gemstone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Gemstone in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Gemstone in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gemstone's Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 30 of of Yountville wines
Average rating: 4.6 1 1 1 1 0.5
Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 30 of of Yountville wines
Average rating: 4.8 1 1 1 1 0.5
Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 30 of of Yountville wines
Average rating: 4.5 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Heritage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Gemstone are 2016, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Winery Gemstone

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yountville in the region of California

The Winery Gemstone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Yountville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2000 of of United States wines
In the top 35 of of Yountville wines
In the top 4000 of red wines
In the top 5500 wines of the world

The wine region of Yountville

The wine region of Yountville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grgich Hills or the Domaine Grgich Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yountville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yountville often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, boysenberries or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, tobacco or black cherries.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.

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