The Winery Left Bend of Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Winery Left Bend
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California
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The Winery Left Bend is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Left Bend wines

Looking for the best Winery Left Bend wines in Santa Cruz Mountains among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Left Bend 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 Left Bend wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Left Bend

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Left Bend

How Winery Left Bend wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese, radicchio and pancetta rolls or fish fondue.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Left Bend.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

High-altitude AVA above the Pacific fog layer: signature Pinot Noir as king on cool slopes — complex reds with red and black fruits, Burgundian finesse and New World depth, long ageing. Ample, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon on warmer, sunnier eastern slopes. Lively, mineral Chardonnay with measured oak ageing, Merlot and Zinfandel as backup (25% each). Rugged terrain between San Francisco and Monterey, a chiselled mountain identity.

The top white wines of Winery Left Bend

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Left Bend

How Winery Left Bend wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Left Bend

On the nose the white wine of Winery Left Bend. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Left Bend. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Left Bend

  • 0With an average score of 4.17/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Left Bend.

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top red wines of Winery Left Bend

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Left Bend

How Winery Left Bend wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, milanese cutlets like in italy or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Left Bend

On the nose the red wine of Winery Left Bend. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Left Bend. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Left Bend

  • 0With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Left Bend.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Marc

Solid part resulting from the pressing of the grape (stalks, pips, skins).

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Planning a wine route in the of Santa Cruz Mountains? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Left Bend.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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