Winery Plaisance RanchMerlot
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The Merlot of the Winery Plaisance Ranch is in the top 0 of wines of Applegate Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Plaisance Ranch's Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Informations about the Winery Plaisance Ranch
The Winery Plaisance Ranch is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Applegate Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Applegate Valley
The wine region of Applegate Valley is located in the region of Rogue Valley of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Minimus or the Domaine Cowhorn produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Applegate Valley are Viognier, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Applegate Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Oregon
Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, is one of the youngest and most promising wine regions in the world. The state put itself on the international wine map in the late 1960s and has been building its position ever since. Production volumes have remained relatively quiet. The 2017 Oregon Vineyards and Wineries report recorded just under 34,000 acres (13,750 hectares) of planted vineyards.
The word of the wine: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
