Winery The Hess CollectionNapa Valley Estate Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay from the Winery The Hess Collection
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay of Winery The Hess Collection in the region of California is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay of Winery The Hess Collection in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky.
Food and wine pairings with Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay
The Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay of Winery The Hess Collection matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cajun jumbalaya rice, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or scandinavian beef balls.
Details and technical informations about Winery The Hess Collection's Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay from Winery The Hess Collection are 2019, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery The Hess Collection
The Winery The Hess Collection is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 83 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: Rimage
"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).
