The Winery McKinley Springs of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington

Winery McKinley Springs
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 29 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Horse Heaven Hills in the region of Washington
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The Winery McKinley Springs is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery McKinley Springs wines

Looking for the best Winery McKinley Springs wines in Horse Heaven Hills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery McKinley Springs 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 McKinley Springs wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery McKinley Springs

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery McKinley Springs

How Winery McKinley Springs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of thai beef curry, very simple spaghetti carbonara or sauté of veal with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery McKinley Springs

On the nose the red wine of Winery McKinley Springs. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery McKinley Springs. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery McKinley Springs

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Horse Heaven Hills

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.

In the mouth of Horse Heaven Hills is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 148 estates and châteaux in the of Horse Heaven Hills, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Horse Heaven Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery McKinley Springs

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery McKinley Springs

How Winery McKinley Springs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of sautéed squid with parsley, back of cod with old-fashioned mustard or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery McKinley Springs

On the nose the white wine of Winery McKinley Springs. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery McKinley Springs

  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.22/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top sweet wines of Winery McKinley Springs

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery McKinley Springs

How Winery McKinley Springs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of paella for dummies (simple and delicious), fish with tamarind or apple pie.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery McKinley Springs

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery McKinley Springs.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery McKinley Springs

Planning a wine route in the of Horse Heaven Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery McKinley Springs.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

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