Winery McGrailCasa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Casa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery McGrail is in the top 0 of wines of Livermore Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery McGrail's Casa de Viñas Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Camaralet
Structured and aromatic whites with pale golden colour, ample mouth with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of fennel, white pepper, cinnamon, anise and remarkable spicy notes. Singular Béarnais identity profile. Very rare (under 1 ha), often blended with Lauzet and Gros Manseng. Autochthonous French white grape from Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), also called Camaralet de Lasseube.
Informations about the Winery McGrail
The Winery McGrail is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Livermore Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Livermore Valley
Historic Bay Area AVA (first US varietal bottling of Chardonnay, Wente clone ~80% of Californian Chardonnay): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (33%) and Chardonnay (22%) as kings, followed by Merlot, Petite Sirah and Syrah. Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc named signatures in 2025. Warm Winkler III climate moderated by San Francisco Bay, gravel, limestone and clay soils. Historic Californian Bordeaux and Rhône 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: Crémant
AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.
