Winery Michaud VineyardThe Pinnacles National Monument Syrah
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The The Pinnacles National Monument Syrah of the Winery Michaud Vineyard is in the top 0 of wines of Chalone.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michaud Vineyard's The Pinnacles National Monument Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Trebbiano di Soave
Lively and structured dry whites with a pale golden colour, slender palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of almond (hallmark), white flowers (acacia), citrus, white stone fruit (apple) and mineral notes. An airy and taut profile. Traditional component of Soave DOC, contributing to the aromatic richness of great Venetian whites. Genetically identical to Verdicchio delle Marche, an Italian white variety grown in Veneto around Soave.
Informations about the Winery Michaud Vineyard
The Winery Michaud Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Chalone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chalone
First AVA of Monterey County (1982), 8,640 acres at 1,800 ft in the Gabilan Mountains: California's only AVA on Burgundy-comparable limestone. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir signature varieties (~100 acres each) — Chardonnay with stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted hazelnut, wet stone minerality and saline chalky texture from limestone. Elegant structured Pinot Noir. Decomposed granite, 50°F thermal amplitude, 12-14 in rainfall, rare mineral 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: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
