Winery Joel GottAlakai Grenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alakai Grenache of Winery Joel Gott 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.
Food and wine pairings with Alakai Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Alakai Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Alakai Grenache
The Alakai Grenache of Winery Joel Gott matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms or titgazelle's herring and leek pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joel Gott's Alakai Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay de Chaudenay
Intensely coloured, simple reds with an opaque purple robe (red pulp), supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, featuring discreet aromas of red fruits. Teinturier profile. Once used to intensify the colour of blends, now marginal and surviving in a few plots in Beaujolais and Burgundy as well as in ampelographic collections. Teinturier mutation of Gamay, obtained at Chaudenay in the 19th century.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alakai Grenache from Winery Joel Gott are 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Joel Gott
The Winery Joel Gott is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Monterey County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monterey County
Californian cool-climate star (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king red on Santa Lucia Highlands - concentrated and complex with notes of cherry, raspberry, plum, undergrowth and a spicy touch, silky tannins and preserved vibrant acidity. Racy, mineral Chardonnay (citrus, apple, white peach, hazelnut butter). Cabernet and Syrah on the warm side. ~40,000 ac of vines, Monterey Bay fogs and strong thermal swings shape benchmark cool-climate Pinots.
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: Marc
Solid part resulting from the pressing of the grape (stalks, pips, skins).
