Winery Las Positas - Estate Barbera

Winery Las PositasEstate Barbera

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Estate Barbera of Winery Las Positas is a red wine from the region of Livermore Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Estate Barbera of Winery Las Positas in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Las Positas's Estate Barbera.

Winemaker
Ryan Flock
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mollard

Mollard noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Haute-Alpe). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Mollard noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Estate Barbera - 2013
In the top 100 of of Livermore Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Estate Barbera - 2012
In the top 100 of of Livermore Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Estate Barbera from Winery Las Positas are 2012, 2013

Informations about the Winery Las Positas

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Livermore Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Las Positas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Livermore Valley 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 200 of of Livermore Valley wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Livermore Valley

The wine region of Livermore Valley is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Wente produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Livermore Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Livermore Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cream or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of truffle, mocha or minerality.


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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