Winery Orfila VineyardsLagrein
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Lagrein of the Winery Orfila Vineyards is in the top 10 of wines of San Luis Obispo County.
Taste structure of the Lagrein from the Winery Orfila Vineyards
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lagrein of Winery Orfila Vineyards in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Lagrein
Pairings that work perfectly with Lagrein
Original food and wine pairings with Lagrein
The Lagrein of Winery Orfila Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or bacon and mushroom tagliatelle.
Details and technical informations about Winery Orfila Vineyards's Lagrein.
Discover the grape variety: Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lagrein from Winery Orfila Vineyards are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Orfila Vineyards
The Winery Orfila Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 48 wines for sale in the of San Luis Obispo County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of San Luis Obispo County
The wine region of San Luis Obispo County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Herman Story or the Domaine Sine Qua Non produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of San Luis Obispo County are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of San Luis Obispo County often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree 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: Decanting
Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
