Winery Gravelly Ford - Pinot Noir Private Reserve

Winery Gravelly FordPinot Noir Private Reserve

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pinot Noir Private Reserve of Winery Gravelly Ford is a red wine from the region of Santa Lucia Highlands of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Pinot Noir Private Reserve from the Winery Gravelly Ford

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinot Noir Private Reserve of Winery Gravelly Ford in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pinot Noir Private Reserve of Winery Gravelly Ford in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gravelly Ford's Pinot Noir Private Reserve.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Pinot Noir Private Reserve - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Pinot Noir Private Reserve - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 3.111100

The best vintages of Pinot Noir Private Reserve from Winery Gravelly Ford are 2012, 2011

Informations about the Winery Gravelly Ford

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Gravelly Ford is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 200000 of of United States wines
In the top 95000 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
In the top 650000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.


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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The word of the wine: Green harvest or green harvesting

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