Winery Matanzas CreekChardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard from the Winery Matanzas Creek
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard of Winery Matanzas Creek in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard of Winery Matanzas Creek in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard
The Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard of Winery Matanzas Creek matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with milk, leek and salmon lasagna or quiche without eggs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Matanzas Creek's Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard from Winery Matanzas Creek are 2016, 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Matanzas Creek
The Winery Matanzas Creek is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic 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: Prompt bud
A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.
