Winery Lava CapNuée Ardente

Red wine of El Dorado of California of United States

4.3

(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 Nuée Ardente of Winery Lava Cap is a red wine from the region of El Dorado of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Nuée Ardente from the Winery Lava Cap

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Nuée Ardente of Winery Lava Cap in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Nuée Ardente

Pairings that work perfectly with Nuée Ardente

Original food and wine pairings with Nuée Ardente

Lamb

The Nuée Ardente of Winery Lava Cap matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or vienna cutlets.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lava Cap's Nuée Ardente.

Winery

Winery Lava Cap

Winemaker

Joe Norman

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Nuée Ardente - 2015

In the top 100 of of El Dorado wines

Average rating: 4.4

The best vintages of Nuée Ardente from Winery Lava Cap are 2015

Informations about the Winery Lava Cap

The winery offers 31 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in El Dorado in the region of California

Find the Winery Lava Cap on Twitter

The Winery Lava Cap is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of El Dorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 45000 of of United States wines

In the top 500 of of El Dorado wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of El Dorado

The wine region of El Dorado is located in the region of El Dorado County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rombauer Vineyards or the Domaine Withers produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of El Dorado are Mourvèdre, Zinfandel and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of El Dorado often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pomegranate or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of stone, cinnamon or anise.

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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