Winery Pennington TerraceCabernet Sauvignon
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The Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Pennington Terrace is in the top 0 of wines of Mendocino County.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pennington Terrace's Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Domina
Colourful and structured reds with a deep purple colour, firm tannins and a full palate, offering signature aromas of black cherry, plum, liquorice and spicy notes. Also used to add body to blends. Grown in Franconia and the German Palatinate for characterful dry reds. German black variety obtained in 1927 at Geilweilerhof (Portugieser × Pinot Noir), early-ripening and productive.
Informations about the Winery Pennington Terrace
The Winery Pennington Terrace is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Mendocino County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mendocino County
Northern Californian county of contrasting climates: signature Pinot Noir reigns in reds in cool Anderson Valley — fine and fruity with cherry, raspberry, strawberry and a spicy touch over a mineral base, silky tannins. Peppery, spicy Zinfandel in the hot interior of Redwood Valley (blackberry, plum, black pepper, berries). Fresh Chardonnay in whites, Alsatian grapes at altitude. AVA since 1983, 10 nested AVAs, Pacific fogs to the west vs hot valleys, varied 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: Phylloxera
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
