Old World Winery1890 Block
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The 1890 Block of the Old World Winery is in the top 0 of wines of Russian River Valley.
Details and technical informations about Old World Winery's 1890 Block.
Discover the grape variety: Grauburgunder
Structured, full-bodied dry whites with a slightly copper-tinged pale golden colour, ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), honey, smoke, almond and spiced notes. Also produced as off-dry and botrytised sweet wines. Makes great German-speaking whites in Germany (Baden, Palatinate), Austria, northern Italy (Südtirol) and Switzerland. German synonym for pinot gris, a French grey variety native to Burgundy.
Informations about the Old World Winery
The Old World Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Russian River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Russian River Valley
Cool climate ideal for elegant Pinot Noir and balanced Chardonnay: fine, silky reds with aromas of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spice, fine acidity and velvety tannins. Textured Chardonnay with notes of apple, citrus and butter, measured oak. Also gourmet Zinfandels and traditional-method sparklers. Sonoma AVA cooled by the Pacific fog of the Petaluma Gap, alluvial and volcanic soils.
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: R-M (champagne)
Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.
