Winery Michel - SchlumbergerBloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Michel - Schlumberger
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Michel - Schlumberger in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon
The Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Michel - Schlumberger matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or rabbit with leeks.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel - Schlumberger's Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bloque Rico Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Michel - Schlumberger are 2016, 0, 2015, 2012 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Michel - Schlumberger
The Winery Michel - Schlumberger is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 95 wines for sale in the of Dry Creek Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dry Creek Valley
Mythical terroir of Californian Zinfandel on pre-Prohibition old vines: intense, spicy reds with aromas of candied blackberry, black plum, pepper and leather, ample structure and melted tannins. Signature Sauvignon Blanc as white king with herbaceous notes and bright citrus, dazzling acidity. Also Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Rhône grapes. Small Sonoma AVA (~9,000 ha, 70+ wineries), warm days and cool evenings ventilated from the coast, ideal ripeness-acidity balance.
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: Tears
Traces left by the wine on the sides of the glass when it is shaken or tilted.
