The Winery Hess Select of Mendocino County of California

Winery Hess Select
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is ranked in the top 56 of the estates of California.
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California

The Winery Hess Select is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hess Select wines

Looking for the best Winery Hess Select wines in Mendocino County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hess Select 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 Hess Select wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Hess Select

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hess Select

How Winery Hess Select wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or roast pork confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hess Select

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hess Select. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or butter. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hess Select. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hess Select

  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1997With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hess Select.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Mendocino County

The wine region of Mendocino County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 344 estates and châteaux in the of Mendocino County, producing 763 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mendocino County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Hess Select

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hess Select

How Winery Hess Select wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, mexican salad with spicy dressing or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hess Select

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hess Select. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hess Select. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hess Select

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.47/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hess Select.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Hess Select

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hess Select

How Winery Hess Select wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Hess Select

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Hess Select. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hess Select

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The word of the wine: Reassembly

During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hess Select

Planning a wine route in the of Mendocino County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Hess Select.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.