Winery Lavender RidgeGrenache
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Grenache
Pairings that work perfectly with Grenache
Original food and wine pairings with Grenache
The Grenache of Winery Lavender Ridge matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic or auvergne fondue with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lavender Ridge's Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Cão
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and dense palate, with signature aromas of red fruit (cherry, raspberry), plum, spices, flowers (violet) and balsamic notes. Very late-ripening and low-yielding, with magnificent ageing potential. An essential component of great vintage Ports and age-worthy Douro DOC, one of the five classic Port varieties. An indigenous Portuguese black variety from the Douro with a strong aromatic identity.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grenache from Winery Lavender Ridge are 0
Informations about the Winery Lavender Ridge
The Winery Lavender Ridge is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sierra Foothills
Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Douçâtre
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
