The Winery Lioco of Mendocino County of California

Winery Lioco
The winery offers 43 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of California.
It is located in Mendocino County in the region of California
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The Winery Lioco is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 43 wines for sale in of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lioco wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Lioco

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lioco

How Winery Lioco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or periwinkles - the perfect cook!.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lioco

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lioco

  • 2010With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Mendocino County

Northern Californian county of contrasting climates: signature Pinot Noir reigns in reds in cool Anderson Valley — fine and fruity with cherry, raspberry, strawberry and a spicy touch over a mineral base, silky tannins. Peppery, spicy Zinfandel in the hot interior of Redwood Valley (blackberry, plum, black pepper, berries). Fresh Chardonnay in whites, Alsatian grapes at altitude. AVA since 1983, 10 nested AVAs, Pacific fogs to the west vs hot valleys, varied soils.

The top red wines of Winery Lioco

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lioco

How Winery Lioco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, vital tone / vitello tonnato (italy) or rabbit with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lioco

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lioco. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lioco. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lioco

  • 2019With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Valdiguie

Discover the grape variety: Grüner Veltliner

Dry, vivid and structured whites with a pale golden robe, slender mouthfeel and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of white pepper, citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, fresh vegetables (radish, rhubarb, watercress), herbs and loess mineral notes. Good ageing potential. Absolute star of Wachau DAC, Kamptal DAC, Kremstal DAC and Weinviertel DAC in Austria. The emblematic Austrian variety, the most planted in the country and a national identity signature.

The top pink wines of Winery Lioco

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lioco

How Winery Lioco wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, scallops with cream or cod and zucchini crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lioco

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lioco

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Carignan
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lioco

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.