Winery Kiona Vineyards - Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

Winery Kiona VineyardsFortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

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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 Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc of Winery Kiona Vineyards is a sweet wine from the region of Red Mountain of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc of Winery Kiona Vineyards in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, dried fruit or tropical fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

Pairings that work perfectly with Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

Original food and wine pairings with Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc

The Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc of Winery Kiona Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of yakisoba (fried noodles), cod with tomatoes (and cheese) or apple cake.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kiona Vineyards's Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
9.05°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Last vintages of this wine

Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Red Mountain wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Fortunate Sun Late Harvest Chenin Blanc from Winery Kiona Vineyards are 2015

Informations about the Winery Kiona Vineyards

The winery offers 52 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Red Mountain in the region of Washington

The Winery Kiona Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Red Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 45000 of of United States wines
In the top 3500 of of Red Mountain wines
In the top 9000 of sweet wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Red Mountain

The wine region of Red Mountain is located in the region of Yakima Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Obelisco Estate produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Red Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Red Mountain often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or anise.


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.

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