The Winery Nickel & Nickel of Oakville of California

Winery Nickel & Nickel
The winery offers 48 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
This estate is part of the Far Niente Family of Wines.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of California.
It is located in Oakville in the region of California
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The Winery Nickel & Nickel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in of Oakville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Nickel & Nickel wines

Looking for the best Winery Nickel & Nickel wines in Oakville among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Nickel & Nickel 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 Nickel & Nickel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel

How Winery Nickel & Nickel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of enchiladas franchouillards, lamb biryani or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

  • 2004With an average score of 4.71/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.59/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.51/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Oakville

The wine region of Oakville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Schrader or the Domaine Schrader produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oakville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Oakville often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dried herbs or cigar and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, green bell pepper or baking spice.

In the mouth of Oakville is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 251 estates and châteaux in the of Oakville, producing 498 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Oakville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel

How Winery Nickel & Nickel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of texas style ribs / loin ribs, mackerel in white wine or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

On the nose the white wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Nickel & Nickel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel

  • 2016With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Nickel & Nickel.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Nickel & Nickel

Planning a wine route in the of Oakville? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Nickel & Nickel.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.