Winery Plum CreekPalisade Red
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Pinot noir, the Sangiovese and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Palisade Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Palisade Red
Original food and wine pairings with Palisade Red
The Palisade Red of Winery Plum Creek matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, tripe in the style of caen or pork gyros.
Details and technical informations about Winery Plum Creek's Palisade Red.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Palisade Red from Winery Plum Creek are 2009, 0, 2008
Informations about the Winery Plum Creek
The Winery Plum Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Colorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colorado
Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.
The word of the wine: Presses
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
