The Winery La Fota Vineyard of Howell Mountain of California

Winery La Fota Vineyard
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
This estate is part of the Jackson Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 58 of the estates of California.
It is located in Howell Mountain in the region of California
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The Winery La Fota Vineyard is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Howell Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Fota Vineyard wines

Looking for the best Winery La Fota Vineyard wines in Howell Mountain among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Fota Vineyard 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 La Fota Vineyard wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery La Fota Vineyard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Fota Vineyard

How Winery La Fota Vineyard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or watercress salad with vitamins.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Fota Vineyard

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Fota Vineyard. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Fota Vineyard. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Fota Vineyard

  • 2017With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Fota Vineyard.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Howell Mountain

The wine region of Howell Mountain is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hundred Acre or the Domaine Cade produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Howell Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Howell Mountain often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, espresso or baking spice.

In the mouth of Howell Mountain is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 175 estates and châteaux in the of Howell Mountain, producing 303 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Howell Mountain go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery La Fota Vineyard and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.

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