Winery Lewis Cellars - Alec's Blend

Winery Lewis CellarsAlec's Blend

4.4
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(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 Alec's Blend of Winery Lewis Cellars is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley 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 Alec's Blend from the Winery Lewis Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Alec's Blend of Winery Lewis Cellars in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

cola, caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

Wine with earth taste

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On the nose the Alec's Blend of Winery Lewis Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lewis Cellars's Alec's Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Villard noir

An interspecific cross between Chancellor - 7053 Seibel - and 6905 Seibel or Subéreux, obtained by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly located in Saint Vallier in the Drôme. As with the white Villard - 12375 Seyve-Villard - these were the two most widely planted direct-producer hybrids. Today, Villard noir is on the verge of extinction, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Alec's Blend - 2018
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Alec's Blend - 2017
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Alec's Blend - 2016
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alec's Blend - 2015
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alec's Blend - 2014
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alec's Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Alec's Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Alec's Blend from Winery Lewis Cellars are 2008, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Lewis Cellars

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Lewis Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 1500 of of United States wines
In the top 850 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 3000 of red wines
In the top 3500 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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