The Winery Monkshood Cellars of Grand Valley of Colorado

Winery Monkshood Cellars
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Colorado.
It is located in Grand Valley in the region of Colorado

The Winery Monkshood Cellars is one of the best wineries to follow in Grand Valley.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Grand Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Monkshood Cellars wines

Looking for the best Winery Monkshood Cellars wines in Grand Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Monkshood Cellars 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 Monkshood Cellars wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Monkshood Cellars

How Winery Monkshood Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, fish pie and quick or express cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Grand Valley

Colorado's flagship AVA around Palisade and Grand Junction, high-altitude vineyard (1,200-1,430 m) with a dry climate and strong day-night swings. Signature structured reds. Firm Cabernet Sauvignon with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dried herbs and spice, solid tannins and sun-drenched palate. Supple Merlot (plum, cherry), bright peppery Syrah.

Whites: ample Chardonnay (apple, butter), taut Riesling (peach, citrus, minerality). 75% of the state's wine.

The top red wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Monkshood Cellars

How Winery Monkshood Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or monkfish with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars

  • 0With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Monkshood Cellars.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Artaban

Supple, fruity reds with a moderate ruby robe, silky tannins and an airy palate with preserved acidity, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and spicy notes. Easy drinking when young. Listed in the official French grape variety catalogue, representing the future of lower-input viticulture and progressively adopted in France. French black hybrid obtained in 2000 by INRA (Resdur1 series), resistant to downy and powdery mildew.

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Discover the grape variety: Rousse

Light, fruity reds with a pale ruby robe, soft tannins, and an airy palate with moderate acidity, offering understated red-fruit aromas. A discreet, rustic southern profile. Nearly extinct, preserved in INRAE varietal collections, it testifies to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the southern French vineyard.