Winery Montevina - Barbera (Skyland Ridge)

Winery MontevinaBarbera (Skyland Ridge)

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barbera (Skyland Ridge) of Winery Montevina is a red wine from the region of Amador County of California.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Barbera (Skyland Ridge) of Winery Montevina in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Montevina's Barbera (Skyland Ridge).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Caino blanco

Natural intraspecific crossing probably between the albarino and the sousão - synonyms black amaral, caino bravo, ... -. It should not be confused with the fernao pires as they both have the same synonym alvarinhao. It can be found in the northwest of Spain and in Portugal, more precisely in the Vinhos Verdes region, ... in France it is totally unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2016
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2014
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2013
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2010
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Barbera (Skyland Ridge) - 2008
In the top 100 of of Amador County wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Barbera (Skyland Ridge) from Winery Montevina are 2016, 1970, 2015, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Montevina

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Trinchero Family Estates.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amador County in the region of California

The Winery Montevina is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Amador County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 20000 of of Amador County wines
In the top 85000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Amador County

The wine region of Amador County is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Portalupi or the Domaine Favia produce mainly wines red, natural sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amador County are Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amador County often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, fig or stone fruit.


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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The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.

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