The Winery Methode Sauvage of California

Winery Methode Sauvage - Iruai Sylvan
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 3406 of the estates of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Methode Sauvage is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Methode Sauvage wines

Looking for the best Winery Methode Sauvage wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Methode Sauvage 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 Methode Sauvage wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Methode Sauvage

How Winery Methode Sauvage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), fillet of lamb in potato dressing or chicken breast with curry and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

On the nose the red wine of Winery Methode Sauvage. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, microbio or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Methode Sauvage. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Methode Sauvage.

  • Trousseau
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top white wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Methode Sauvage

How Winery Methode Sauvage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of baked lasagna, andouillette and baked potato gratin or cuttlefish rust.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

On the nose the white wine of Winery Methode Sauvage. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Methode Sauvage. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Methode Sauvage

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Methode Sauvage.

  • Savagnin
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Methode Sauvage

Planning a wine route in the of California? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Methode Sauvage.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Methode Sauvage and wines from the region

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.