Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season

Informations about the Winery Pradines d'Amont

The winery offers 6 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in South Coast in the region of California

The Winery Pradines d'Amont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of South Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 250000 of of United States wines

In the top 9500 of of South Coast wines

In the top 1000 of other wines

In the top 800000 wines of the world

The wine region of South Coast

The wine region of South Coast is located in the region of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fallbrook or the South Coast Winery produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of South Coast are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of South Coast often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or non oak.

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.