Winery Heir Apparent - Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend

Winery Heir ApparentCellar Selection Oakville Red Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend of Winery Heir Apparent is a red wine from the region of Oakville of California.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend from the Winery Heir Apparent

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend of Winery Heir Apparent in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Heir Apparent's Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Oakville wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cellar Selection Oakville Red Blend from Winery Heir Apparent are 2016

Informations about the Winery Heir Apparent

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Oakville in the region of California

The Winery Heir Apparent is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Oakville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 70000 of of United States wines
In the top 15000 of of Oakville wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Oakville

The wine region of Oakville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Schrader or the Domaine Schrader produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oakville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Oakville often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dried herbs or cigar and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, green bell pepper or baking spice.


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: Maceration

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