Winery IdlewildFox Hill Vineyard Barbera
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The Fox Hill Vineyard Barbera of the Winery Idlewild is in the top 0 of wines of Mendocino.
Details and technical informations about Winery Idlewild's Fox Hill Vineyard Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Avarengo
Light and fresh reds to drink young, with a clear ruby hue, smooth tannins and an airy palate, featuring signature aromas of cherry, strawberry and gentle spices. Accessible, thirst-quenching wines at low yield. Grown in the Saluzzese (province of Cuneo), often vinified as a single variety at low yield, it is attracting renewed interest among growers seeking forgotten local varieties. Autochthonous black variety from Piedmont, grown in the province of Cuneo, Italy.
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Informations about the Winery Idlewild
The Winery Idlewild is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Mendocino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino
General AVA of Mendocino County (northern California) with varied micro-climates: signature historic Zinfandel as king red (planted by Italian migrants in the late 19th c. ), notably Redwood Valley and Mendocino Ridge - spicy, peppery reds, ripe and candied black fruits, fleshy tannins. Also fresh, fine Pinot Noir (~2,700 ac) on foggy coastal sectors, Carignan, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Grenache. Warm inland zones for Cabernet and Merlot, an eclectic Italo-Burgundian identity.
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: Bergeron
See roussanne.
