The Winery Girard of Yountville of California

Winery Girard - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 61 different wines
4.0
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Vintage Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 36 of the estates of California.
It is located in Yountville in the region of California

The Winery Girard is one of the world's great estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in of Yountville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Girard wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Girard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Girard

How Winery Girard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), lamb and coconut curry, african style or duck with olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Girard

On the nose the red wine of Winery Girard. often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or toasty and sometimes also flavors of mint, toffee or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Girard. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Girard

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.11/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Grenache
  • Zinfandel

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Yountville is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 90 estates and châteaux in the of Yountville, producing 144 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yountville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Girard

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Girard

How Winery Girard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Girard

On the nose the white wine of Winery Girard. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, microbio or nutty and sometimes also flavors of honey, melon or banana. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Girard. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Girard

  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Girard

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Girard

How Winery Girard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops on a bed of leeks, macaroons foie gras / figs or the thieboudienne (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Girard

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Girard. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Girard.

  • Pinot Meunier
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.

The top sweet wines of Winery Girard

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Girard

How Winery Girard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of american style beef marinade, marinated lamb chops or two cheese and chicken cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Girard

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Girard. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Girard

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Zinfandel

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Girard

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Girard

How Winery Girard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Girard

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Girard

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Girard

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Girard and wines from the region

First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest

The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...

Napa wine property on sale for $35m as historic site sold

A luxury Napa Valley wine property covering around 34 acres (13.6 hectares) has recently been offered for sale at $35m. Listed by real estate agent Cyd Greer, with the Coldwell Banker agency, the Meteor Vineyard Estate features 22.58 acres of vines in the Coombsville American Viticultural Area, close to Napa. It’s predominantly planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with some Petit Verdot. Greer, a leading agent in Napa Valley for more than a decade, told Decanter that Meteor was the most expensive listi ...

Meet Decanter’s US team

From the vineyards of Oregon on the west coast to those of New York’s Long Island in the east, the wine regions of the United States are vast and varied. And increasingly important to us here at Decanter – across not only the magazine and website, but our Decanter Premium channel online, the annual Decanter World Wine Awards and events such as our inaugural New York Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in June 2022. We strive to provide the best coverage for our international audience and so felt it was ...

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.