The Winery Halcón of Yorkville Highlands of California

Winery Halcón
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of California.
It is located in Yorkville Highlands in the region of California

The Winery Halcón is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Yorkville Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Halcón wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Halcón

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Halcón

How Winery Halcón wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, tête de veau sauce moi or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Halcón

On the nose the red wine of Winery Halcón. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Halcón. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Halcón

  • 2018With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache
  • Petite Sirah

Discovering the wine region of Yorkville Highlands

The wine region of Yorkville Highlands is located in the region of Mendocino County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Williams Selyem or the Domaine Belle Glos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yorkville Highlands are Pinot noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yorkville Highlands often reveals types of flavors of cream, tree fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, cedar or rhubarb.

In the mouth of Yorkville Highlands is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 39 estates and châteaux in the of Yorkville Highlands, producing 85 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yorkville Highlands go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Halcón

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Halcón

How Winery Halcón wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or cuttlefish in parsley sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Halcón

On the nose the white wine of Winery Halcón. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Halcón

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

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

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.