Winery Methode Sauvage - Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc

Winery Methode SauvageBates Ranch Cabernet Franc

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc of Winery Methode Sauvage is a red wine from the region of Santa Cruz Mountains of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Taste structure of the Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc from the Winery Methode Sauvage

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc of Winery Methode Sauvage in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Methode Sauvage's Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Bates Ranch Cabernet Franc from Winery Methode Sauvage are 2015

Informations about the Winery Methode Sauvage

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Cruz Mountains in the region of California

The Winery Methode Sauvage is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Santa Cruz Mountains to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 35000 of of United States wines
In the top 30000 of of Santa Cruz Mountains wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains

The wine region of Santa Cruz Mountains is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ridge Vineyards or the Kathryn Kennedy Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Cruz Mountains are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Cruz Mountains often reveals types of flavors of cream, pencil shavings or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of charcoal, black truffle or blackberry jam.


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.

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