Winery Long Valley RanchWinemaker's Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
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.
The Winemaker's Blend of the Winery Long Valley Ranch is in the top 80 of wines of Monterey.
Taste structure of the Winemaker's Blend from the Winery Long Valley Ranch
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Winemaker's Blend of Winery Long Valley Ranch in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Winemaker's Blend of Winery Long Valley Ranch in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker's Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Blend
The Winemaker's Blend of Winery Long Valley Ranch matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of lomo saltado, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or veal colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Long Valley Ranch's Winemaker's Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Winemaker's Blend from Winery Long Valley Ranch are 2017, 0, 2018, 2013 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Long Valley Ranch
The Winery Long Valley Ranch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Monterey to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monterey
Vast AVA of the Salinas Valley in California (~40,000 ac, AVA 1984), a natural funnel cooled by Pacific breezes: ultra-dominant Chardonnay signature as the white king (~50%) — vivid, citrus and white fruits, dazzling acidity. Pinot Noir and Riesling on cool coastal sectors, fine and taut. Further south, warm sectors for structured Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. Includes Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, San Bernabe, Burgundian and sun-drenched identity.
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: Claret
Name given by the English to the red wine of Bordeaux.
