Winery Mitchell KatzFalling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah
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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah from the Winery Mitchell Katz
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah of Winery Mitchell Katz in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah of Winery Mitchell Katz in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah
Pairings that work perfectly with Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah
Original food and wine pairings with Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah
The Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah of Winery Mitchell Katz matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, bitumen leg of lamb or wild boar leg of 7 hours.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mitchell Katz's Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah.
Discover the grape variety: Baroque
From a morphological point of view, Baroque seems to have common origins with Tannat. Still called Blanc Bordelais, this white grape variety is distinguished essentially by the characteristics of its leaves. Those that are still young are both yellowish and downy. Their bumps have a somewhat bronzed appearance. The adult leaves have angular teeth. The leaves are not very three-lobed and have a pubescent, downy blade. The Baroque is grown in the Adour basin, mainly in Tursan and in certain vineyards in the Gers. Its production area is therefore not very large. This grape variety manages to resist oidium, unlike other varieties, and its harvest must be well done and free of rot. The harvest must be well done and free of rot, which leads to a better result and a more successful wine production. Moreover, the development of Baroque must be slowed down in time, bearing in mind that this type of grape variety only matures about twenty days after Chasselas.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Falling Star Vineyard Petite Sirah from Winery Mitchell Katz are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Mitchell Katz
The Winery Mitchell Katz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Livermore Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Livermore Valley
The wine region of Livermore Valley is located in the region of San Francisco Bay of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wente or the Domaine Wente produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Livermore Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Livermore Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cream or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of truffle, mocha or minerality.
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.
The word of the wine: Oxidative (breeding)
A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.
