Winery PostAltus Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Altus Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Altus Port
Original food and wine pairings with Altus Port
The Altus Port of Winery Post matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, trapper's barbecue or lamb shoulder confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Post's Altus Port.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Informations about the Winery Post
The Winery Post is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Altus to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Altus
AVA of the Arkansas River Valley (Franklin County, 1984, 12,000 acres) within Arkansas and Ozark Mountains. Cynthiana/Norton is the signature — the 'Cabernet of the Ozarks' — frost- and disease-resistant American variety with thick-skinned berries. Muscadine and European hybrids as complements. Full-bodied, tannic wines with dark fruits and spices, historic family vineyards at the foot of the Boston Mountains, continental climate for rustic varieties.
The wine region of Arkansas
Oldest wine state in the American South, cradle of the state's first AVA (Altus, 1984) on the Ozark foothills with a Swiss-German heritage (Wiederkehr, Post). Dominant French hybrids: Chambourcin as ruby red king with cherry, blackberry, pepper and a smoky touch, supple tannins; Cynthiana/Norton full-bodied with wild berries and spice; Vidal Blanc and Seyval Blanc taut with citrus. Native Muscadine fruity and sweet. Cabernet and Chardonnay as vinifera.
The word of the wine: Vintage
Year of production of a wine, it is usually indicated on the label.
