The Winery Leoness Cellars of California

Winery Leoness Cellars
The winery offers 51 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 2171 of the estates of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Leoness Cellars is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 51 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leoness Cellars wines

Looking for the best Winery Leoness Cellars wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Leoness Cellars 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 Leoness Cellars wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Leoness Cellars

How Winery Leoness Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or lamb such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, basque lasagne or lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons....

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

On the nose the red wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Leoness Cellars.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsaut

Discovering 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.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Leoness Cellars

How Winery Leoness Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pageot, happy new year bites or fish with tomato and zucchini sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Leoness Cellars.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

The top sweet wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Leoness Cellars

How Winery Leoness Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of fish lasagne, stuffed tomatoes or tagliatelle with scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Leoness Cellars.

  • Riesling
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Acescence

An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.

The top white wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Leoness Cellars

How Winery Leoness Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of multicoloured butterfly pasta, rabbit in sauce or pasta shells.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

On the nose the white wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Leoness Cellars.

  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Marsanne
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Leoness Cellars

How Winery Leoness Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Leoness Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Leoness Cellars

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Leoness Cellars.

  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Leoness Cellars

Planning a wine route in the of California? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Leoness Cellars.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Leoness Cellars and wines from the region

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Acescence

An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.