Winery Heibel RanchCaptain Bubba Red
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The Captain Bubba Red of the Winery Heibel Ranch is in the top 0 of wines of Napa Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Heibel Ranch's Captain Bubba Red.
Discover the grape variety: Faberrebe
Aromatic, fine whites with a pale golden robe, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature muscat, white flower (acacia, elderflower), white fruit (apple, pear) aromas with delicate floral notes. Also vinified as off-dry styles. Grown in the Rhine and Franconia regions for dry and off-dry aromatic whites. German white grape obtained in 1929 by Georg Scheu in Alzey (Weißburgunder × Müller-Thurgau).
Informations about the Winery Heibel Ranch
The Winery Heibel Ranch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
