Winery The Hess Collection - Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend

Winery The Hess CollectionLion Tamer Napa Valley 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 Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend of Winery The Hess Collection is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Malbec.
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 Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend from the Winery The Hess Collection

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend of Winery The Hess Collection in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend of Winery The Hess Collection in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Hess Collection's Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend.

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2018
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2017
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend - 2010
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Lion Tamer Napa Valley Red Blend from Winery The Hess Collection are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery The Hess Collection

The winery offers 74 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery The Hess Collection is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 8000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.

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