The Winery Layer Cake of St. Helena of California

Winery Layer Cake - Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Vintage Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 606 of the estates of California.
It is located in St. Helena in the region of California

The Winery Layer Cake is one of the best wineries to follow in St. Helena.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of St. Helena to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Layer Cake wines

Looking for the best Winery Layer Cake wines in St. Helena among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Layer Cake 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 Layer Cake wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Layer Cake

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Layer Cake

How Winery Layer Cake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, dad's lamb mouse or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Layer Cake

On the nose the red wine of Winery Layer Cake. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Layer Cake. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Layer Cake

  • 2006With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Layer Cake.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Garnacha
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of St. Helena

The wine region of St. Helena is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine The Crane Assembly or the Domaine Del Dotto produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.

Helena are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of St. Helena often reveals types of flavors of non oak, black raspberry or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of lime, apples or citrus. In the mouth of St.

Helena is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 181 estates and châteaux in the of St. Helena, producing 315 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of St.

The top white wines of Winery Layer Cake

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Layer Cake

How Winery Layer Cake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Layer Cake

On the nose the white wine of Winery Layer Cake. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Layer Cake. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Layer Cake

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.36/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Layer Cake.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top pink wines of Winery Layer Cake

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Layer Cake

How Winery Layer Cake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed quails, delicious marinated pork chops or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Layer Cake

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Layer Cake. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Layer Cake

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Layer Cake.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Layer Cake

Planning a wine route in the of St. Helena? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Layer Cake.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Layer Cake and wines from the region

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals

Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...

The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.