Winery La Rochelle - Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience

Winery La RochelleTondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience

4.2
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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 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience of Winery La Rochelle is a red wine from the region of Santa Lucia Highlands of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience of the Winery La Rochelle is in the top 80 of wines of Santa Lucia Highlands.

Taste structure of the Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience from the Winery La Rochelle

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience of Winery La Rochelle in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience of Winery La Rochelle in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery La Rochelle's Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience.

Winemaker
Steven Mirassou
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 2015
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 2014
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 2012
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 2009
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 2008
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 411110
Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience - 0
In the top 80 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir Experience from Winery La Rochelle are 2014, 2015, 2012, 0 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery La Rochelle

The winery offers 63 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Lucia Highlands in the region of California
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The Winery La Rochelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 51 wines for sale in the of Santa Lucia Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 85 of of Santa Lucia Highlands wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 85000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands

The wine region of Santa Lucia Highlands is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kosta Browne or the Domaine Peter Michael produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Lucia Highlands are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Lucia Highlands often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or graphite and sometimes also flavors of boysenberries, cedar or chalk.


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.

The word of the wine: Pigeage

Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.

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