Winery Nicholson JonesCellar Arts Mountain Cuvée
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The Cellar Arts Mountain Cuvée of the Winery Nicholson Jones is in the top 0 of wines of Napa Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nicholson Jones's Cellar Arts Mountain Cuvée.
Discover the grape variety: Béclan noir
Light, fresh reds with a pale ruby robe, soft tannins, and an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and Alpine Jura spices. Airy, rustic profile. Nearly extinct, preserved in a few Jura varietal collections, it testifies to the ampelographic diversity of the Revermont before phylloxera. Synonym of Béclan, a native black variety of the Jura.
Informations about the Winery Nicholson Jones
The Winery Nicholson Jones is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
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: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
