Lion Ranch Vineyard & WineryMarsanne
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork and shellfish.
The Marsanne of the Lion Ranch Vineyard & Winery is in the top 40 of wines of Santa Clara Valley.
Food and wine pairings with Marsanne
Pairings that work perfectly with Marsanne
Original food and wine pairings with Marsanne
The Marsanne of Lion Ranch Vineyard & Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.
Details and technical informations about Lion Ranch Vineyard & Winery's Marsanne.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.
Informations about the Lion Ranch Vineyard & Winery
The Lion Ranch Vineyard & Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Santa Clara Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Clara Valley
Historic Bay Area AVA south of San Francisco (23 grape varieties): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant as red king on warm hillsides — structured concentrated reds with ripe dark fruits, firm tannins. Heritage Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, spicy and fleshy. Also Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay. Revival around Italian grapes (Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo).
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
