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 tunisian molokheya, vienna cutlets or duck with olives.

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

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5

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 breton galette with buckwheat flour or pasta with shrimp.

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
  • 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: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Halcón

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: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Winery Halcón and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: INAO

National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.