Winery Jim Olsen - Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Jim OlsenShoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon

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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 Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Jim Olsen is a red wine from the region of Yountville of California.
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 Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Jim Olsen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Jim Olsen in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon

Pairings that work perfectly with Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon

Original food and wine pairings with Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon

The Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Jim Olsen matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jim Olsen's Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yountville wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Shoot The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Jim Olsen are 2014

Informations about the Winery Jim Olsen

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yountville in the region of California

The Winery Jim Olsen is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Yountville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 450 of of Yountville wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Yountville

The wine region of Yountville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grgich Hills or the Domaine Grgich Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yountville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yountville often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, boysenberries or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, tobacco or black cherries.


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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